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Recent Examples of secondary school
The species name goes to David Rhys Jones, a secondary school physics teacher in Wales who taught the lead author.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
More than 200 million years after this creature last roamed what is now the United Kingdom, scientists have formally identified it as a new species — and named it after a secondary school physics teacher in Wales.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
The secondary school has just 175 students from Grades 7 to 12, according to the province’s website.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing also supports K–12 STEM outreach programs through the University of South Carolina, which include engagement with primary and secondary school students across the state.
—Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
More than 200 million years after this creature last roamed what is now the United Kingdom, scientists have formally identified it as a new species — and named it after a secondary school physics teacher in Wales.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
The secondary school has just 175 students from Grades 7 to 12, according to the province’s website.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing also supports K–12 STEM outreach programs through the University of South Carolina, which include engagement with primary and secondary school students across the state.
—Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary school
- elementary school
- primary school
- high school
- public school
- junior high school
- senior high school
- middle school
- grammar school
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The Sacramento Police Department on Sunday night released body camera footage of an officer shooting a suspect near an elementary school last month in the Northgate area.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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While the Lake Nona name was already used for a high school and middle school, the elementary school was not located in the development itself.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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Talankin was a beloved events coordinator and school videographer at his primary school in the remote Russian town of Karabash.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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Wunmi also developed a curious daily ritual of coming home every day after primary school, drinking cartons of long-life milk, and watching Annie.—
Kemi Alemoru,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2026
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Hadwick says more must be done to encourage young people to quit nicotine, noting that roughly 7% of California high school students currently report using nicotine products.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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On his 18th birthday, the senior on the Irvine baseball team celebrated adulthood in glorious high school style.—
Martin Henderson,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
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In 2016, the state approved a bill, SB 1413, that allowed public school districts to build affordable rental housing with low-income tax credits.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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And Texas, a red state that is home to about one in 10 of the nation’s public school students, often helps set the agenda.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Years later, when his son was in junior high school, his teacher asked him to help his son with a history project.—
Edie Kasten,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The arrest comes a day after an 11-year-old girl was arrested for stabbing a 12-year-old boy inside her Bronx junior high school.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Denver Post will present the April Heinrichs Award to an extraordinary senior high school girls soccer player from Colorado who’s also a star in the classroom and the community.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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Principals could designate supervised areas where more senior high school students can briefly use their phones for multifactor authentication.—
Corinne Brion,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
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That goes back to middle school and high school.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Masayoshi Takanaka’s Journey From Tokyo to TikTok Takanaka, born in Tokyo in 1953, picked up the guitar in middle school, inspired by Western acts including Cream, The Beatles and Ten Years After.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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After the school board decided not to appeal, the students returned to the grammar school.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Meyers’ father, Michael, coached for 23 years at grammar schools and high schools on the South Side of Chicago.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Secondary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary%20school. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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