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also kindergartener
as in preschooler
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Recent Examples of kindergartner
Glenn Litton critically wounded two kindergartners at Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Oroville, California, before turning the gun on himself on December 4.
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
During the 2023-24 school year, the percentage of kindergartners exempted from one or more vaccinations rose to 3.3%, the highest ever reported, with increases in 40 states and Washington, D.C., according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
—Daniel Chang and Sam Whitehead | Kff Health News, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
In Fort Worth’s school district, the county’s largest, kindergartners vaccinated dropped from 94% in the 2019-20 school year to 83% in the 2023-24 year.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
This means nearly 300,000 kindergartners are at risk of contracting a vaccine-preventable disease.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
During the 2023-24 school year, the percentage of kindergartners exempted from one or more vaccinations rose to 3.3%, the highest ever reported, with increases in 40 states and Washington, D.C., according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
—Daniel Chang and Sam Whitehead | Kff Health News, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
In Fort Worth’s school district, the county’s largest, kindergartners vaccinated dropped from 94% in the 2019-20 school year to 83% in the 2023-24 year.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
This means nearly 300,000 kindergartners are at risk of contracting a vaccine-preventable disease.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindergartner
Noun
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Key Takeaway Sleeping through the night may be challenging for some babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.—
Heather Gowen Walsh,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2025
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The program is designed for preschoolers, but children of all ages are welcome. —1945: The Year the War Ended, 1 p.m. March 1.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2025
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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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Giving Back: Sphero works with the STEM Education Coalition to teach coding to local schoolkids.—
Nick Davidson,
Outside Online,
1 Oct. 2014
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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
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Sleep regressions, toddler tantrums, adolescent mood swings — yes, parenting has its challenges.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2025
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About 18 hours later, the toddler was found by farm workers still strapped in the car and covered in blood and bug bites.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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In September last year, a 10-year-old Japanese schoolboy was killed in a second knife attack near another Japanese school in the southern city of Shenzhen.—
Chris Lau,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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The air kiss and Trump's schoolboy grin show a glimpse of the sparks still there.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The foundation provides scholarships, educational assistance, and athletic guidance to children, adolescents, and young adults striving for positive advancement, according to its website.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Pitts brood, including adolescents and youngest daughter Onjel, then 2, the same age as Dolen son Sean, moved into Chris and John Dolen’s three bedroom home for about six weeks, Pitts’ wife Marilyn recalls.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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When small family dairy farms were numerous and dotted the countryside, and kids would play summer baseball without adults coaching.—
Tom Redman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The online network, which authorities claim promotes extremist ideology and coerces kids into hurting themselves is shocking in its details, though experts say crimes of this nature are growing.—
Andrea Marks,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article A Queens subway rider busted for sprawling across more than one seat was then linked to several recent frightening crimes against women, including groping three schoolgirls, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Based on a novel by Joan Lindsey, the film is about a group of schoolgirls who, on Valentine’s Day in 1900, go to a remote scenic outcropping to spend the day.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
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