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Noun
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Still, much of the public conversations around education centers on test scores and older students, leaving early childhood largely out of the discussion.—
Tina Dello Russo,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026 -
Through their discussions, and the essays and stories that they were assigned to write each week, Heidi came to know her students’ pain.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Ballroom funding, affordable housing and Bobby Pulido, in readers’ eyes.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
10 May 2026
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Vote below, and check back on Friday to see who Vogue readers crowned best dressed.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Included among the approximately 7,300 undergraduates to earn the honor was Molly Pozniak of the Rancho Bernardo area.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The victims were undergraduates Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen, both 21, and Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, both 20.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 May 2026
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“Preppies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preppies. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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