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Recent Examples of primary school
Brentford head coach Keith Andrews was relieved when Aaron Hickey’s cross was headed in by Macclesfield defender, and primary school teacher, Sam Heathcote in the 70th minute of their FA Cup fourth-round tie.
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Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
More than half of respondents (52%) with primary school aged children expressed support for the introduction of robotaxis in their city.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
From primary school curricula, to the construction of high schools, to the funding of research at elite universities, education and politics are awkwardly bound up in the United States—and therefore resistant to transformation or even evolution without considerable drama.
—Eric Holcomb, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Kwasniewski-Kelvin took up guitar in primary school, quickly adopting a taste for skater-adjacent punk-pop.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2026
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Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
More than half of respondents (52%) with primary school aged children expressed support for the introduction of robotaxis in their city.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
From primary school curricula, to the construction of high schools, to the funding of research at elite universities, education and politics are awkwardly bound up in the United States—and therefore resistant to transformation or even evolution without considerable drama.
—Eric Holcomb, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Kwasniewski-Kelvin took up guitar in primary school, quickly adopting a taste for skater-adjacent punk-pop.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primary school
- secondary school
- elementary school
- high school
- public school
- junior high school
- common school
- senior high school
- middle school
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The species name goes to David Rhys Jones, a secondary school physics teacher in Wales who taught the lead author.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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More than 200 million years after this creature last roamed what is now the United Kingdom, scientists have formally identified it as a new species — and named it after a secondary school physics teacher in Wales.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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In the past week, the Department of War bombed an elementary school for young girls.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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In early January, an Apopka mother heard reports of ICE raids near her daughter’s Orange County elementary school.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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His son withdrew from high school.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Cheng has been involved in efforts to rethink high school graduation requirements in New York and the role of artificial intelligence in public education.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Monaca Maye Williamson, a long-time public school educator, was Adams’ sole challenger in this year’s primary.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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Even a great public school isn’t great for every student.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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The arrest comes a day after an 11-year-old girl was arrested for stabbing a 12-year-old boy inside her Bronx junior high school.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Multiple vehicles were blocking the bus lane that day at the junior high school campus.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
14 Dec. 2025
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Being outside of the scope of the requirement of the statutory definition of the common school system, charter schools fail to meet the definition required of a common school.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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Here are the most common schools represented among ASU grads in 2025: Engineering Liberal Arts and Sciences New College Teachers College Design and the Arts Health Solutions Public Service and Community Solutions Helen Rummel covers higher education for The Arizona Republic.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
12 May 2025
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The Denver Post will present the April Heinrichs Award to an extraordinary senior high school girls soccer player from Colorado who’s also a star in the classroom and the community.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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The former five-star prospect missed his entire senior high school season and freshman college season due to a torn ACL, reinjuring the same knee that had already been surgically repaired.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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All are very involved fathers, who spend most weeknights and weekends coaching kids’ sports, running to and from junior dance classes, attending middle school orchestra concerts, and supervising playdates at the nearby park.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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But the tactic starts to fall apart around middle school.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Primary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primary%20school. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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