schoolchildren

noun

plural of schoolchild
as in students

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  1. students
  2. readers
  3. pupils
  4. undergraduates
Noun
  • The annual cap for graduate students is $20,500, with a total cap of $100,000.
    — Madeline Luebkert, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Also, the Grad PLUS loan, which allowed professional and graduate students to borrow up to cost of attendance, will be eliminated.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Definition of students
Noun
  • ISPs will still have to make the information accessible to people with disabilities by making the labels compatible with screen readers and other assistive technologies.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
  • This story’s author, StyleCaster commerce editor Katie Decker-Jacoby, scours the internet for the best of the best to ensure readers walk away with items recommended by our team, industry experts, and more.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 6 July 2026
Definition of readers
Noun
  • Past attempts to teach people to spot AI faces have focused on training viewers to look for visual glitches or statistical fingerprints left behind by a particular image generator, such as a wonky ear or an eye with two pupils.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 29 June 2026
  • The Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes, found that in 2025, just 36% of white British pupils on free school meals achieve a Grade 4 or above in English and Maths GCSE, compared with 72% of non-free school meal pupils.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 29 June 2026
Definition of pupils
Noun
  • More than a third of UC undergraduates are low-income students.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Parent borrowing for their undergraduates will also be restricted to $20,000 per student per year, with a lifetime limit of $65,000.
    — Jeffrey Selingo, Time, 2 July 2026
Definition of undergraduates
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