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schoolchildren

  • plural
    of schoolchild.
    schoolchild
    noun
    a child attending school.

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The shop owner who stocked pens and books for schoolchildren was, a neighbor tells her, the “kindest man.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

In China, the agent drew interest from schoolchildren, retirees and everyone in between.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

At one point, a Greenlandic politician told ProPublica, some schoolchildren were instructed to practice hiding under their desks in case of such an event.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

For black schoolchildren, for example, as the percentage of high-status workers falls just 2.2 percentage points — from 5.6 percent to 3.4 percent — drop-out rates more than double.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell