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Recent Examples of grammar school
In 1715, Franklin’s money-conscious father removed his young son from the Boston grammar school that might have led to a college education and sent him to learn writing and arithmetic in preparation for a printing apprenticeship.
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James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Part track meet, part grammar school fitness test, the combine is a vital cog in the NFL draft’s evaluation machine 🏃🏾♂️.
March 10 — Free agent negotiating period begins.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Dammers belonged to a generation that was pushed to pass the notorious eleven-plus exam and get into one of the United Kingdom’s supposedly superior grammar schools.
—Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Part track meet, part grammar school fitness test, the combine is a cog in the NFL draft’s evaluation machine 🏃🏾♂️.
March 10 — Free agent negotiating period begins.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Part track meet, part grammar school fitness test, the combine is a vital cog in the NFL draft’s evaluation machine 🏃🏾♂️.
March 10 — Free agent negotiating period begins.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Dammers belonged to a generation that was pushed to pass the notorious eleven-plus exam and get into one of the United Kingdom’s supposedly superior grammar schools.
—Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Part track meet, part grammar school fitness test, the combine is a cog in the NFL draft’s evaluation machine 🏃🏾♂️.
March 10 — Free agent negotiating period begins.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grammar school
- high school
- trade school
- public school
- junior high school
- elementary school
- middle school
- secondary school
- senior high school
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Before attending Princeton, Blackburn was a standout high school student chosen as one of 2,500 students for the National Merit Scholarship in 2019, according to WAVE.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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In high school in Idaho, Loveland was all-everything.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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In exchange for their volunteer service, members receive modest living stipends and money for college or trade school expenses.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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The national scholarship is paid directly to the American college, vocational, technical or trade school of the winner’s choice within five years after high school graduation.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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That drop has stabilized in recent years, according to the National Catholic Educational Association, as the pandemic brought broader shifts in enrollment away from traditional public schooling (though most kids still attend public schools).—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The tax credits are off-limits to public school students, while the grants went predominantly to this group.—
Audrey Dutton,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Apr. 2025
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And in a third incident, Sobel said, a junior high school student in Weston found two swastikas in his football locker.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2025
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But then in junior high school my world was rocked by one man: Bobby Caldwell.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Seizing everyday literacy opportunities matters, because strong reading in elementary school is a powerful predictor of long-term success.—
Maya Payne Smart, Contributor,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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Even though Dina was only in elementary school at the time, Peter pulled out a pen and started scribbling numbers and equations on a napkin.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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In the Coachella Valley, a team of middle school girls is helping keep escaramuza alive Las Valentinas del Valle de Coachella are a group of middle and elementary schoolers who are taking on the sport of escaramuza — an essential component of Mexico’s national sport of charrería, or Mexican rodeo.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Size 4 is another size suitable for youth ages but in the 10- to 14-year-old range, as this size is commonly used in middle school and some high school leagues.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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In France and Switzerland, secondary schools are beginning to use Beekee devices to give students digital access without exposing them fully to the internet during class.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
19 Apr. 2025
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Jaz Johnson, a 23-year-old from Brighton, is a pastoral officer (a British cross between a social worker, guidance counselor, and student support staff) at a local secondary school.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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Nothing was normal about this all-star matchup, which pitted 99 of the South Bay’s best senior high school football players against each other on North and South teams.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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About six companies specially recruit junior and senior high school students every fall, according to its website.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Grammar school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grammar%20school. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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