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as in students
one who attends a school
generally there are 20 pupils in each class
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as in adherents
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
to pupils of the philosopher Henry David Thoreau, the shores of Walden Pond are hallowed ground
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At schools specifically, educators, pupils, and parents expect an institution to tirelessly defend this on all levels.
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Sand will live out the next two years completing college-level studies along with nine other pupils at the new seminary facility.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Sand will live out the next two years completing college-level studies along with nine other pupils at the new seminary facility.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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Other than to note that students had made threats of bodily harm against the classmate, Surprise police spokesperson Sgt.Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Duncan was in Georgia last month to interview students following a school shooting at Apalachee High School.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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This new insight into how workers and technology interact comes from BCG Henderson Institute’s recent scientific field experiment, conducted with scholars from Boston University and OpenAI’s Economic Impacts Research Team.Riccarda Joas, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Simone’s attitude toward Judaism became a Rorschach test for scholars and critics to project their own feelings onto my aunt and her family.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Boo the Pomeranian with the floofy haircut had millions of Facebook followers.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Instagram account for A List Smiles Atlanta boasts over 150,000 followers and features an advertisement from personality Tia Kemp for its cleaning system.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Pupils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pupils. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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