academic year
noun
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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The ban, part of her upcoming budget proposal requiring legislative approval, would take effect in the next academic year.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
For the academic year starting in 2024, 39% of applicants were accepted to the university, down from 43% nearly a decade ago in 2015.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
At the end of the 2013-14 academic year, Baker was bringing in $219 million in revenue and had $226 million in expenses.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 7 Jan. 2025
His current contract, which was extended in May 2023, ran through the end of next academic year.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
For the academic year starting in 2024, 39% of applicants were accepted to the university, down from 43% nearly a decade ago in 2015.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
At the end of the 2013-14 academic year, Baker was bringing in $219 million in revenue and had $226 million in expenses.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 7 Jan. 2025
His current contract, which was extended in May 2023, ran through the end of next academic year.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Academic year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20year. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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