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Recent Examples of schoolkid
Giving Back: Sphero works with the STEM Education Coalition to teach coding to local schoolkids.
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Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014
More than 146,000 schoolkids slept in shelters or in the overcrowded homes of friends and extended family, an annual count from Advocates for Children of New York shows.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
Our sleep needs change over the course of our lifetimes—from 17 hours a day as a newborn, to up to 12 hours as a schoolkid, to the seven- to nine-hour benchmark for adults.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, the nonprofit Trust for Public Land has worked with schoolkids to renovate playgrounds into inviting community parks in areas with less access to outdoor space.
—Anna North, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
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Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014
More than 146,000 schoolkids slept in shelters or in the overcrowded homes of friends and extended family, an annual count from Advocates for Children of New York shows.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
Our sleep needs change over the course of our lifetimes—from 17 hours a day as a newborn, to up to 12 hours as a schoolkid, to the seven- to nine-hour benchmark for adults.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, the nonprofit Trust for Public Land has worked with schoolkids to renovate playgrounds into inviting community parks in areas with less access to outdoor space.
—Anna North, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolkid
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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.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep. 2024
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Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
24 June 2024
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Flintoff returned to screen last year for the second series of Field of Dreams, following his experiences taking a group of schoolboys and inspiring them with a series of cricket tutorials.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
12 Apr. 2025
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Max Harris, a 14-year-old schoolboy from Gnosall, near Stafford, was in the front row of the Cobbold Stand when Jorgen Strand Larsen bundled home the goal that earned Wolves a 2-1 win and 12-point advantage over the relegation zone with seven games remaining.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Related article Hawaii governor: An urgent call to action to protect America’s children from measles In Kansas, for example, only 90% of kindergartners have gotten their MMR vaccines.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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In Gaines County, just 82% of kindergartners were vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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That interaction, Riki said, has become a powerful learning tool and source of motivation for the schoolgirl.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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What To Know In enacting the decree, Oryol has become the first region in the country to offer payment to schoolgirls who become pregnant, according to the Moscow Times.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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Last year, Geminus Head Start served 1,672 children in Lake and Porter counties, including 1,123 preschoolers — nearly 10% of the area’s preschool-age population.—
Christin Lazerus,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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The American-Statesman began scrutinizing the regulation of commercial vehicles earlier this year after a concrete pump truck slammed into a Hays school bus near Bastrop in a wreck that killed two people, including a preschooler.—
Tony Plohetski,
Austin American-Statesman,
18 Dec. 2024
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In addition, a summer camp is offered for teens and adolescents.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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It was used to study the impact of puberty blockers on adolescents' health.—
Alissa Widman Neese,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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The massacre, which also wounded 21 people, became a blueprint for dozens of copycats and shattered the notion that kids were safe in school.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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And as kids grow, the questions can get more complex.—
Maya Payne Smart, Contributor,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Schoolkid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolkid. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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