schoolchild
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Any schoolchild knows who came up with the telephone or the sewing machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Panka was a schoolchild when Mean Girls was first released in 2004, but the cult teen movie has become an enduring pop culture phenomenon.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2024
Every schoolchild learns the name: Mesopotamia – the Fertile Crescent, the cradle of civilization.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2023
It was as broad as my hand and had a yellow 8 on each clear wing, as plain as if some careful schoolchild or God had painted it there.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Paddick and her children, Sid and Minnie, are among thousands of Hampshire residents caught up in the dragnet, which has pulled in drone pilots, schoolchildren and the local airport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Hundreds of schoolchildren enjoyed an exclusive screening of a new film and all the treats they could eat after The Rock made good on his promise to hire out an entire cinema for them.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Ekaterina Mizulina, the head of Russia's state-sponsored internet censorship watchdog, said in December she had received "63,000 emails" from disgruntled schoolchildren and parents commenting on the ban.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Authorities say that, before they were killed, they slowed the shooters, sent out a warning and alerted police, allowing dozens of schoolchildren inside the mosque to scramble for safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
In George Washingtons day, schoolchildren on both sides of the Atlantic were admonished to use shall instead of will in some cases.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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