academic year
noun
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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At the start of the 2023-2024 academic year, there were nearly 43.1 million SCNC individuals in the U.S.; of those, 37.6 million were working-age adults, an increase of 2.2% (about 800,000 people) from the start of the prior academic year.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The second half of the academic year has begun in the Belarusian army, which means an increase in the intensity of combat training, culminating in the Zapad-2025 drills, iSANS added.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
The total number of international Chinese students at higher education institutions in the U.K. in the 2023 to 2024 academic year came to 149,885, according to the latest figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 30 May 2025
But Braham is not currently eligible under NCAA rules to play in the 2025-26 academic year.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 May 2025
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The second half of the academic year has begun in the Belarusian army, which means an increase in the intensity of combat training, culminating in the Zapad-2025 drills, iSANS added.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
The total number of international Chinese students at higher education institutions in the U.K. in the 2023 to 2024 academic year came to 149,885, according to the latest figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 30 May 2025
But Braham is not currently eligible under NCAA rules to play in the 2025-26 academic year.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 May 2025
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“Academic year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20year. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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