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nursery schools

noun

plural of nursery school

as in nurseries

a school for children who are generally less than five years old parents trying to find the right nursery school for their children

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Recent Examples of nursery schools Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau last week said investigations were underway involving 84 nursery schools, about 20 elementary schools and about 10 daycare centers in the capital. — ABC News, 26 May 2026

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Many other kinds of trees sold in nurseries are also grafted to make commercial production easier.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Webb’s infrared vision is particularly useful here because infrared light can penetrate dust that blocks much of the visible light, giving astronomers a better look at the processes taking place inside stellar nurseries.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

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During Hidalgo’s second term, the city began transforming its six hundred or so public preschools and elementary schools.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Weathering the changing child-care landscape In California, roughly 1,100 nonprofit preschools have closed since 2021, according to UC Berkeley research.

— Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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