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student

noun

ˈstü-dᵊnt

Definition of student

as in pupil

one who attends a school a straight-A student at the local high school

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Recent Examples of student Your eyes will thank you College students often fall asleep without removing their contacts, especially when exhausted from late-night studying or over-intoxicated from partying. — Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 Lo is putting that mission into practice through the 2026 MHG Companion Scholarship Program, which provided scholarships to 100 students, paired with mentorship and long-term support. — True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The 50 schools with the lowest percentage of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch average a 79% utilization rate. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 The network now serves more than 7,500 students through 16 schools across Denver and Aurora. — Bret Clement, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for student

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Their children – Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five – are enrolled to start as day pupils at a mixed independent school next month.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
Idaho has long ranked last or near last in funding per pupil, and has struggled with a decades-old funding formula that lawmakers and state officials say doesn’t reflect what is happening in classrooms today.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026

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Pamela Herd and Donald Moynihan, two of the foremost scholars of American public administration, have identified three key types of administrative costs the government imposes on citizens.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
However, some scholars have noted that the author, speaker, historical circumstances, and date of composition are difficult to determine since the psalm lacks references to any historical events in ancient Israel.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

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