schoolgirl
Americannoun
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Origin of schoolgirl
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A chunk of bone discovered on a beach by a schoolgirl could be up to half a million years old, according to an evolutionary biologist.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The Altadena schoolgirl was witnessing the Big Bang of L.A. smog.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
One 17-year-old schoolgirl in north Tehran said the city felt like a vast cemetery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Brahim Chnina, the Moroccan father of a schoolgirl who falsely claimed that Paty had asked Muslim students to leave his classroom before showing the caricatures, was sentenced to 13 years.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
Mirjam’s last schoolgirl note about her last drama.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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