schoolyard
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One time I tripped in the schoolyard and hit the back of my head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
In these online spaces, the same power dynamics play out that are seen in the parameters of a schoolyard.
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
A schoolyard pitcher in his hometown of Monte Escobedo, Contreras fell in with the Dodgers almost as soon as he migrated to the United States in 1970 to join a brother in Highland Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025
Not just that he plays like he's still in the schoolyard, but that even as the world begins to crown him, that's still where he feels most at home.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
I'm in as far as my knees when the sea knocks me off balance with a sudden jerk, sneaking up on me like a bully in the schoolyard.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
One country I absorbed through schoolyards and television and travel soccer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
"The implications are far-reaching -- from designing healthier cities and schoolyards to guiding ecosystem restoration and rethinking green infrastructure."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2026
District leaders, it alleged, “knowingly allowed” classrooms and schoolyards to become a “viciously hostile” environment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
Palestinians are also camped in schoolyards, mosques, U.N. buildings, or anywhere they can find a clear spot of ground.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
Two schoolyards were fitted up in Pittsburg and two in Allegheny.
From What eight million women want by Dorr, Rheta Childe
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