as in pupil
one who attends a school
a straight-A student at the local high school
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Recent Examples of student
Depending on the nature of the concern, that may include wellness checks, threat assessment protocols, student support interventions, disciplinary processes, safety planning, or coordination with parents and guardians.
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Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 14 May 2026
The school’s vice president of communications told The Star’s Eric Adler that the firing was not based solely on the protest and pointed to prior incidents in his personnel file, while more than 200 parents and students have signed a petition asking for his reinstatement.
—Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
It was decided that bringing the students in to help was the best path forward, McLead said.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Human rights groups in the Philippines claim other civilian victims included a student leader from the University of the Philippines, a journalist, and two advocates for farmers’ rights, the Associated Press reported.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
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Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 14 May 2026
The school’s vice president of communications told The Star’s Eric Adler that the firing was not based solely on the protest and pointed to prior incidents in his personnel file, while more than 200 parents and students have signed a petition asking for his reinstatement.
—Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
It was decided that bringing the students in to help was the best path forward, McLead said.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Human rights groups in the Philippines claim other civilian victims included a student leader from the University of the Philippines, a journalist, and two advocates for farmers’ rights, the Associated Press reported.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for student
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Brown said what came to be known as the Local Control Funding Formula would give local educators flexibility and additional resources to design curricula that match what their pupils need to succeed, buttressed by input from local parents and civic leaders.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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Gregg Popovich stepped out, waiting for his young pupil a day ahead of what would become a 126-97 Game 5 win that gave the Spurs a 3-2 series lead.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Thomas’s account of Progressivism as a malign force threatening individual liberty echoes an argument developed by scholars at the conservative Claremont Institute.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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The book begins as a British scholar named Jeremy Pordage is being chauffeured north along the California coast from Los Angeles to stay with Stoyte.—
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21 May 2026
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