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a group of college students
She is a student at Georgetown University.
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Similarly bringing multiple partners together, The Living Tent is a project that stems from the work of an interdisciplinary group of eleven students and two professors from Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art (HSLU).
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Roddy Clarke, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In the Fort Worth Independent School District, where nearly half of the city’s public school students are enrolled, 33% of students scored on grade level in reading on last year’s STAAR — a number that has barely budged for at least a decade.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
At least four inches of rain has fallen so far in northern Kentucky and that could double by Sunday, forecasters said.
– Cincinnati Enquirer
Schools close for another day
The severe weather on Friday impacted the schedule of hundreds of students across Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Police said that residents may mistake students for actual armed subjects, leading to unwarranted calls to police.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Roddy Clarke, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In the Fort Worth Independent School District, where nearly half of the city’s public school students are enrolled, 33% of students scored on grade level in reading on last year’s STAAR — a number that has barely budged for at least a decade.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
At least four inches of rain has fallen so far in northern Kentucky and that could double by Sunday, forecasters said.
– Cincinnati Enquirer
Schools close for another day
The severe weather on Friday impacted the schedule of hundreds of students across Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Police said that residents may mistake students for actual armed subjects, leading to unwarranted calls to police.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Student.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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student
noun
stu·dent
ˈst(y)üd-ᵊnt 
chiefly Southern -ənt
1
: scholar sense 1
especially
: one who attends a school or college
2
: one who studies
a student of life
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