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Stationery, as well as a school blazer, two schoolbags and two pairs of shoes set her back another £313.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2023

The Lagos Dog Carnival, now in its third year, attracted many different breeds, wearing school uniforms in colourful fabrics, as well as sunglasses and with schoolbags strapped on their backs.

From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2021

Her older children, slender under their schoolbags, climb onto their father’s motorbike and disappear into Juba’s streets to attend school — where the fees for attendance have risen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2021

Her elder children, slender under their schoolbags, climb onto their father’s motorbike and disappear into the Juba streets to attend school — where the fees for attendance have risen.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2021

Feeling they had the upper hand and wanting to quit while they were ahead, Du Hai and Yang Fan picked up their schoolbags and swaggered off.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang