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primary school

noun

as in secondary school

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Recent Examples of primary school Among the dead were a primary school teacher and her son, a second-grader, killed in their home; and an eighth-grader who also died with her mother, according to the city’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov. —

Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026 The Iranian Red Crescent Society previously put the death toll at 787, including dozens of schoolgirls and staff at a primary school. —

Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026 The bombing killed not only Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but reportedly at least 153 people at a primary school, including children. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026 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. —

Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for primary school

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The secondary school was briefly placed on lockdown before the pursuit continued.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Players still in secondary school are now potentially eligible, like college players, to sign lucrative Name, Image and Likeness sponsorship contracts.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026

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