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schoolmarms

noun

variants or schoolma'ams

plural of schoolmarm

as in teachers

US, old-fashioned a woman who teaches in a school in a small town or in the country In the movie, she plays a doting schoolmarm in colonial New England.

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Employment for elementary and kindergarten teachers is projected to show little or no growth through 2035, even with 99,400 positions opening annually.

— Kellie Lauth, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The institute provides professional development to Starpoint teachers.

— Lina Ruiz September 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

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The Getty Suite speaks for itself with its throne-like chairs, opulent tapestries, carved rose wooden ceiling and connecting door into the Medici Suite (CH) where Getty put up some of his mistresses.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2026
On the other hand, Dunaway and her tart-talking sidekick, Brenda Vaccaro, seem to be having the time of their lives as mistresses of the shades of darkness (their ramshackle abode is a funhouse Ghost Train ride festooned with skeletons, spiders and tattered netting).

— Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

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Under that change, adult supervision, a log of activity and the ability for instructors to disable the tool would be required for students to use such a tool.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
The gathering place is beach club Nammo, with its poolside restaurant and watersports instructors, smack in front of Bo’a break.

— Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026

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