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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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The New York school system, the nation’s largest, announced it will also limit screen time for younger students under its new policy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Schools like Purdue Polytechnic represent a small group that models how educational facilities should be built, said Michele Cahill, an XQ senior adviser who was a New York school official during the Bloomberg administration.

From New York Times ● May 9, 2023

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

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 Henry Adams

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