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Recent Examples of schoolkid
Change affects nearly 30 million schoolkids The new rules will change meals served to about 30 million students enrolled in the National School Lunch Program.
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Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Imagine the type of traveler who might buy out Fawn Bluff: perhaps an extended multigenerational family, with schoolkids clamoring for their spot in the bunk beds and teens trying to claim the lake cabin (god help us all).
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
Fast forward to 2049: schoolkids step off the Metro at Expo/Bundy, returning from a museum trip.
—Jonathan Hale, Daily News, 14 June 2025
The plazas hum with life when local schoolkids stop by or there are neighborhood festivals, such as the Undiscovered SF gathering last weekend that celebrated Filipino culture.
—San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Oct. 2022
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Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Imagine the type of traveler who might buy out Fawn Bluff: perhaps an extended multigenerational family, with schoolkids clamoring for their spot in the bunk beds and teens trying to claim the lake cabin (god help us all).
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
Fast forward to 2049: schoolkids step off the Metro at Expo/Bundy, returning from a museum trip.
—Jonathan Hale, Daily News, 14 June 2025
The plazas hum with life when local schoolkids stop by or there are neighborhood festivals, such as the Undiscovered SF gathering last weekend that celebrated Filipino culture.
—San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolkid
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Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep. 2024
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That last sentence springs straight from Melville’s first chapter — for him, and for Wilson, too, a schoolboy’s compulsion toward the sea is no different from an artist’s to make art.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Vince was a good schoolboy footballer, represented County Durham and went on trial with Middlesbrough, the club his son would later coach.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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The emotional service and burial come after the Wellesley church held a vigil for the two young elementary school students — Kai was a second grader and Ella was a kindergartener, both at Schofield Elementary School — in April, according to NBC 10 Boston.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Our program, by contrast, automatically enrolls every public school kindergartener, regardless of their citizenship or immigration status, unless their family opts out.—
Debra-Ellen Glickstein,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Two years later, The Mirror, which follows a schoolgirl navigating Tehran alone, took top festival prizes.—
Madison Darbyshire,
Bloomberg,
13 Mar. 2026
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The al-Roj camp also houses Shamima Begum, the London schoolgirl who ran away at the age of 15 to join ISIS in 2015 and was subsequently stripped of her British citizenship.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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Gadd gained almost 90 pounds to play adult Ruben (Stuart Campbell in flashbacks), the fractured older-brother figure of Niall (Jamie Bell as an adult; Mitchell Robertson as an adolescent), while their mothers date each other.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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The epitome of an enfant terrible, Rimbaud was a rebellious adolescent with a tempestuous personal life (ask fellow poet Paul Verlaine).—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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After weeks of the low-pressure interactions, Miss Claire finally heard the preschooler speak for the very first time in the classroom.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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What Mulaney didn’t anticipate was that the private tour of Elvis Presley’s former home would become the setting for one of parenting’s most unexpected conversations — explaining death to a preschooler.—
Ryan Brennan
April 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
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The bill would specifically forbid practices that Black Bear, the Stars and other companies have used to monopolize and vertically integrate the youth sports experience in hockey and beyond, driving up costs for families and pricing out many kids.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Jackson Hole Mountain Resort also offers plenty of family-friendly activities, including lessons for kids and childcare services.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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“Schoolkid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolkid. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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