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Pip is researching an unusual school project which revolves around the disappearance of schoolgirl named Andie Bell, who went missing five years prior in Little Kilton.
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Monica Mercuri, StyleCaster, 1 July 2024
The indictment comes nearly 30 years after three US servicemen raped a 12-year-old Okinawa schoolgirl in 1995, sparking a backlash against the US military on the island.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 27 June 2024
Evelyn is at a turning point—no longer a schoolgirl, starting to outgrow the narrowness of her family life.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
Movements with large numbers of female participants also tend to be perceived as more legitimate in the eyes of observers, who often respond to the symbolic power of grandmothers and schoolgirls protesting bravely.
—Zoe Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2022
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Monica Mercuri, StyleCaster, 1 July 2024
The indictment comes nearly 30 years after three US servicemen raped a 12-year-old Okinawa schoolgirl in 1995, sparking a backlash against the US military on the island.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 27 June 2024
Evelyn is at a turning point—no longer a schoolgirl, starting to outgrow the narrowness of her family life.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
Movements with large numbers of female participants also tend to be perceived as more legitimate in the eyes of observers, who often respond to the symbolic power of grandmothers and schoolgirls protesting bravely.
—Zoe Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2022
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“Schoolgirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolgirl. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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schoolgirl
noun
school·girl
-ˌgər(-ə)l 
: a girl attending school
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