noun
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a person or thing that grades
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a machine, either self-powered or towed by a tractor, that levels earth, rubble, etc, as in road construction
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Origin of grader
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Insurer debt rated confidentially by Egan-Jones fell more than 30% in 2025 as some insurers began seeking a different grader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“I want to come back next year to the school that has shaped me into who I am,” said 11th grader Genesis Castorena, before the vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
“Everything is a simulated experience,” the now-eighth grader says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
She’s been pushing for San Marcos Unified to change its policies and is homeschooling her first grader in the meantime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
The crowd—every sixth, seventh, and eighth grader at Chumley Prep—settles down.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
Caterpillar, which says on its website that the Piracicaba operation makes various loaders, graders, excavators, compactors and other equipment, didn’t respond to requests for comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
In March, he was reassigned to teach sixth, seventh and eighth graders at Dodson Middle School in Rancho Palos Verdes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Lenient graders rather than rigorous ones would need to adapt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Last year, 28.1% of 11th graders tested as proficient in English language arts and 9.5% tested as proficient in math.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
I follow her directions and enter a classroom full of what I’m pretty sure are second graders.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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