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The new building has many more rooms than the old one, including rooms for Immanuel Lutheran’s latchkey program and for Children of Grace Preschool, a library, a cafeteria, an office, and four classrooms being used immediately, with two empty that will be available for future growth.
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Mary-Ann Olmsted Kohls, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2024
Fittingly for a children’s comedy (albeit one that hinges on characters being virgins), the centuries-old vampire resembles a Scooby-Doo villain in his utter inability to outsmart a group of latchkey kids.
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—Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Ashley was a latchkey kid who has never been afraid of rolling up her sleeves.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
Called latchkey incontinence, this type of urge doesn’t have anything to do with how full your bladder is.
—Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
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Mary-Ann Olmsted Kohls, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2024
Fittingly for a children’s comedy (albeit one that hinges on characters being virgins), the centuries-old vampire resembles a Scooby-Doo villain in his utter inability to outsmart a group of latchkey kids.
17.
—Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Ashley was a latchkey kid who has never been afraid of rolling up her sleeves.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
Called latchkey incontinence, this type of urge doesn’t have anything to do with how full your bladder is.
—Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
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“Latchkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latchkey. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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latchkey
noun
latch·key
ˈlach-ˌkē 
: a key for opening a door latch
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