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Her resilience in the face of unimaginable adversity—surviving a brutal attempt on her life as a schoolgirl simply for wanting an education—taught me the true meaning of courage.—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025 In another example of Tisch’s argument, a man wanted for several crimes against women, including allegedly groping three schoolgirls, was busted in Queens recently when police first approached him for taking up more than one subway seat.—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025 Image Their redeployment was agreed to in a deal signed 12 years ago, the result of negotiations and renegotiations going back to 1995, when three U.S. servicemen raped an Okinawan schoolgirl.—Martin Fackler, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025 An 11-year-old schoolgirl from Texas has taken her own life after bullies threatened to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to deport her.—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for schoolgirl
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