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crèches

noun

plural of crèche

as in preschools

a school for children who are generally less than five years old one of the first cities to establish crèches so that poor women with children could work outside of the home

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Recent Examples of crèches There will be hundreds of creches (nativity displays) from around the world, a live nativity with live animals and refreshments. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025

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The high court’s upcoming term will also include various other major cases, including a case involving religious rights and schools over Colorado barring Catholic preschools from its universal preschool program.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026
In May, the Paris public prosecutor’s office announced that dozens of preschools, elementary schools, and daycares are under investigation on suspicion of violence against children.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026

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Between 1935 and 1942, federal nurseries distributed over 85 million kudzu seedlings to Southern landowners, and the government offered farmers up to $8 per acre to plant the vine on their land.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026
Dieter emphasizes that gardeners should save seeds from plants that thrive in their gardens but which are difficult to find in nurseries or in seed catalogs.

— Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 21 Aug. 2026

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