academic year
noun
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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More on America’s College Campuses Campus Protests: As the academic year comes to a close, tensions continue to rise at pro-Palestinian student encampments at college campuses nationwide.
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Bernard Mokam, New York Times, 5 May 2024
But their opposition to the war didn’t end with the academic year.
—Charles Blow, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
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Bernard Mokam, New York Times, 5 May 2024
But their opposition to the war didn’t end with the academic year.
—Charles Blow, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for academic year
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“Academic year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20year. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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