primary school

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Recent Examples of primary school Pinea Matoshi, who plays Dua with a vulnerable yet understated intensity, was discovered during a search through every primary school and high school in Prishtina, Kosova, Basholli’s hometown. Roberto Prieto, Variety, 14 May 2026 Educational radio has been used in many countries for a wide range of subject areas including public health, rural development, literacy training, nutrition education, and in support of primary school education and instruction. Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026 At Harlem Grown’s 134th Street Farm, Charles planted lavender and mustard seeds with primary school children and visited a chicken coop. Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict. Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for primary school
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Noun
  • The march was organized by the Confederation of Chilean Students and supported by other organizations, including the Teachers’ Union, secondary school student associations, and feminist groups.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • The bus was coming from the academy’s secondary school just over a mile away on Brewster Street.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Chloe Thompson, Denver North’s goalie who has played with Gentry since elementary school, witnessed a relentless competitor who understands how greatness gets crafted in the practice beyond practice.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
  • From senior citizens to elementary school students, arts organizations across Colorado continue working to engage audiences of all ages.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Huntington Beach is making the most of its second chance in postseason high school baseball.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
  • Not bad for a girl won won’t start high school until this fall.
    Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • In the late 1980s, about 70% of public school students and over 85% of teachers were white.
    David Blazar, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
  • Senate Bill 2427 will impact K-12 students at Illinois' roughly 850 public school districts starting with the 2027-2028 school year.
    Megan De Mar, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Families can enter the junior high school through the bus turnaround on North Conejo Avenue near the gym.
    Brandon Downs, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • The beginning of Operation Homecoming, the return of POWs, was scheduled for the same night as the junior high school’s Valentine’s Day dance, Saturday, February 10, 1973, just a few weeks after the official signing of the Paris Peace Accords, ending America’s military involvement in Vietnam.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Hand in hand with that was the rise of literacy and the universal common school movement.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • This would be required for elementary, junior and senior high schools.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • Yet running in a pro race in Europe after that senior high school season in 2004, Rupp came up more than 36 seconds off of Chapa’s time.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Court testimony shows that Hamawy met Adbel-Rahman in 1991 when Hamawy was in middle school.
    Philip Wang, Time, 3 June 2026
  • This year, students from 28 colleges and universities, 13 high schools, and one middle school from around the world participated.
    Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 2 June 2026

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“Primary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primary%20school. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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