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After graduation, Abdi took a gap year and got a job as a checker at Target.
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Courtney Crowder, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Her first solo — during a gap year before college — was to Nepal.
—Sophie Stuber, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
After graduating from the University of Toronto with a degree in music, the classical pianist enrolled in law school, took a gap year, worked on a cruise ship to see the world, got her law degree in Australia, articled in Toronto and worked in Vancouver before becoming a mom.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
This even extends to career breaks—once a red flag, they are now normalized, with gap years becoming acceptable in professional narratives.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Courtney Crowder, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Her first solo — during a gap year before college — was to Nepal.
—Sophie Stuber, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
After graduating from the University of Toronto with a degree in music, the classical pianist enrolled in law school, took a gap year, worked on a cruise ship to see the world, got her law degree in Australia, articled in Toronto and worked in Vancouver before becoming a mom.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
This even extends to career breaks—once a red flag, they are now normalized, with gap years becoming acceptable in professional narratives.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gap year
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“Gap year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gap%20year. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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