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schoolgirls

  • plural
    of schoolgirl.
    schoolgirl
    noun
    a girl attending school.

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Eleven Metropolitan Police officers are being investigated by the police watchdog for their handling of the initial inquiry into a crash in Wimbledon that killed two schoolgirls three years ago, the BBC has been told.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

When the next streetcar rolls in, the upper deck fills with a gaggle of schoolgirls, squabbling over who gets the window seat closest to the sea breeze.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

After 24 schoolgirls were released from Kebbi, state governor Nasir Idris, said the release was secured through "non-kinetic" efforts -- such as diplomacy.

From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025

"We had to go on a bus every day to different schools and get used to different schools and different classrooms than what we were used to," said one of the schoolgirls.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025

When she caught up with them, she put her arms around their waists as if they were three schoolgirls just walking in the yard.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen