academic year
noun
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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During the 2020-21 academic year, California experienced the largest drop in 20 years, losing 160,000 students.
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Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Given the general unpopularity of Biden, there is no reason to believe that students still smarting from the chaotic ending of this academic year will not reconvene to register their discontent.
—Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
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Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Given the general unpopularity of Biden, there is no reason to believe that students still smarting from the chaotic ending of this academic year will not reconvene to register their discontent.
—Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
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“Academic year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20year. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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