academic year
noun
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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That could push back implementation of the settlement for another academic year or longer.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
In the 2023-24 academic year, women comprised 56.4% of first-year enrollment in the nation’s 72 dental schools, continuing the trend of women comprising the majority of entering dental students that began in the 2019-2020 academic year.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
In the 2022-23 academic year PEN America recorded 3,362 instances of books being banned, up 33 percent on the previous year.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The 2023-24 school year also saw the highest exemption rates at 3.3 percent, up from 2.5 percent in the 2019-20 academic year.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
In the 2023-24 academic year, women comprised 56.4% of first-year enrollment in the nation’s 72 dental schools, continuing the trend of women comprising the majority of entering dental students that began in the 2019-2020 academic year.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
In the 2022-23 academic year PEN America recorded 3,362 instances of books being banned, up 33 percent on the previous year.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The 2023-24 school year also saw the highest exemption rates at 3.3 percent, up from 2.5 percent in the 2019-20 academic year.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Academic year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20year. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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