schoolchild
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schoolchildren
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Every schoolchild learns how larger European empires, including Russia, divided up the country among themselves in the 18th and 19th centuries, temporarily erasing it from the map.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
Every British schoolchild learns about King Harold, William the Conqueror and 1066.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
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
Recently James Robinson, a prominent televangelist, compared Trump to a "little elementary schoolchild."
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2022
What happened next has become part of historical legend, a tale told to every American schoolchild.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
A spokesman for the emergency rescue service in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said schoolchildren were crushed and trapped after the roof gave way.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The attacks are forcing schoolchildren out of classes into shelters, shuttering businesses, and disrupting public transport.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
In China, the agent drew interest from schoolchildren, retirees and everyone in between.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
While schoolchildren are encountering Google’s AI tools on school-issued Chromebooks, teachers and parents note students are accessing AI through other chatbots, too, such as ChatGPT.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
On Theater of the Mind days, we usually play alien schoolchildren in the park across the street, and then Dad takes us for Thai food.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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