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Recent Examples of grammar school
In 1715, Franklin’s money-conscious father removed his young son from the Boston grammar school that might have led to a college education and sent him to learn writing and arithmetic in preparation for a printing apprenticeship.
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James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Chilean President Gabriel Boric, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Peruvian President Pedro Castillo all attended local grammar schools, high schools, and colleges.
—Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2022
Upon graduating from Harvard, John Adams became a grammar school teacher.
—Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 15 June 2024
Part track meet, part grammar school fitness test, the combine is a vital cog in the NFL draft’s evaluation machine.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
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James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Chilean President Gabriel Boric, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Peruvian President Pedro Castillo all attended local grammar schools, high schools, and colleges.
—Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2022
Upon graduating from Harvard, John Adams became a grammar school teacher.
—Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 15 June 2024
Part track meet, part grammar school fitness test, the combine is a vital cog in the NFL draft’s evaluation machine.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grammar school
- high school
- trade school
- public school
- junior high school
- elementary school
- middle school
- secondary school
- senior high school
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Day two of the Texas high school boys basketball UIL state championships are here.—
Charles Baggarly and,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Rodriguez got his first true glimpse of just how good Carson Beck could be when the two were both still in high school.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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Americans know that their children can get a free public education and student loans for college or trade schools to advance themselves economically.—
Joseph P. Tomain,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2025
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As tuition costs at traditional four-year colleges have skyrocketed, young people have increasingly opted for vocational programs, trade schools and blue-collar jobs.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
25 Sep. 2024
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In interviews with The News, parents have repeatedly expressed a desire to remain in the city, but a struggle to make ends meet while waiting for public school.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Many Mennonite families don’t send children to public schools.—
Carlos Nogueras Ramos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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While days were spent instructing junior high school students in the Washington area, Flack's nights coalesced around her budding music career.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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The opinion was also discussed that the study course at the Litchfield junior high school is too heavy for children of that age.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The monthly goal is to give away about a thousand books, usually to elementary schools, middle schools and different children’s organizations, or to have students come into the bookstore and clear the shelves themselves.—
Shanzeh Ahmad,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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Prairie Park Elementary, 2711 Kensington Road, is one of ten elementary schools in Lawrence Unified School District 497.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2025
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The system's junior high ranked first statewide among middle schools in overall ATLAS growth with a rate of 88.11%.—
Lena Miano,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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By middle school, many kids’ interest in learning falls off a cliff.—
Jenny Anderson,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Instead, the hardline Islamist group has done an about-face and banned women from going to university, closed secondary schools and beauty salons, and stopped women from working at NGOs, including at the United Nations.—
Salma Abdelaziz,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Historic buildings, elementary and secondary schools, manufacturing buildings, agricultural buildings and federal buildings can apply to be exempted.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Jan. 2025
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Nothing was normal about this all-star matchup, which pitted 99 of the South Bay’s best senior high school football players against each other on North and South teams.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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About six companies specially recruit junior and senior high school students every fall, according to its website.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Grammar school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grammar%20school. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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