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New York school

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noun

  1. a loosely associated group of American and European artists and sculptors, especially abstract expressionist painters, active in and near New York City chiefly in the 1940s and 1950s.


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A separate false claim that a western New York school put a litter box in a restroom for students who identify as animals also spread online this week.

From Seattle Times Apr. 8, 2022

A New York school teacher with no formal medical qualification has been arrested for allegedly giving a Covid vaccine to a student, say officials.

From BBC Jan. 4, 2022

The private New York school summoned student Anand Venigalla to a mandatory meeting with administrators last year after he posted images on Facebook of him holding unloaded weapons at an off-campus Cabela’s sporting goods store.

From Fox News Mar. 5, 2019

A few pitches later Areola sprinted to home after a teammate hit an infield grounder against Keuka, a New York school.

From Washington Times Apr. 30, 2018

In the whole New York school, one met a similar dash of humor and cynicism more or less pronounced but seldom bitter.

From The Education of Henry Adams by Adams, Henry

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