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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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The family lived in Anaheim, Calif., for most of her life before moving to Butte, Mont., after her freshman year of high school.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Summer of ’69 (Hulu movie) An awkward high school senior (Sam Morelos) hires an exotic dancer (Chloe Fineman) to help seduce her longtime crush before graduation.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
3 May 2025
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Medicare for All, free tuition for college and trade schools, building more affordable housing, taxing the rich.—
Emily Witt,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 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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What about charter schools, another type of public school?—
Letters to the editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2025
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The court’s decision is expected to turn on whether charter schools, which are publicly funded but have private operators, are public schools under the law.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 May 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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Ware said three public elementary schools in the upscale suburb of San Rafael were burglarized: Lucas Valley, Mary Silveira and Venetia Valley.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Those laws have not been tested much so far, but a notable case occurred this month at two elementary schools in Los Angeles.—
Soumya Karlamangla,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The beloved quartet of novels follows members of a middle school track team; each student has their own book, including Ghost, a finalist for the National Book Award, Patina, Sunny and Lu.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Her first inspiration: Catherine C. Blackwell, a pioneer in African and African-American studies and the namesake of Brewer’s middle school.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
1 May 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 11 May. 2025.
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