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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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This week, as Spanish children across the country started their school year, the Reina Sofia primary school in Ceuta did its best to prepare for a normal first week, too – getting the front entrance clean and putting photos of teachers on the wall.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, Florida teachers and adjunct professors are working full courseloads, grading papers, and often taking second and third jobs just to get by.

— José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 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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Depending on the session, drivers learn braking techniques, vehicle control and high-speed maneuvers with guidance from experienced instructors.

— Chris Teague, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The show was created through a partnership with Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, and students and instructors appear throughout.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026

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