as in pupil
one who attends a school
a straight-A student at the local high school
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Some districts were giving students additional time to complete e-learning courses to accommodate any technology or internet issues the weather may have caused.
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Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
The bipartisan bill is named after the Georgia nursing student who was murdered by an undocumented migrant last year.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
The first, brought by Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education, accused the elite institution of creating a hostile education environment for Jewish students.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The 22-year-old Georgia student was killed by Venezuelan Jose Ibarra, 26, in February.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
The bipartisan bill is named after the Georgia nursing student who was murdered by an undocumented migrant last year.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
The first, brought by Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education, accused the elite institution of creating a hostile education environment for Jewish students.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The 22-year-old Georgia student was killed by Venezuelan Jose Ibarra, 26, in February.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Student.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/student. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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