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continuing education

[kuhn-tin-yoo-ing ej-oo-kay-shuhn] / kənˈtɪn ju ɪŋ ˌɛdʒ ʊˈkeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
adult education
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Some prenups provide for a re-entry payment for continuing education to give the nonworking spouse a boost after a career hiatus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

The sessions were voluntary, and their recordings were placed in the online library of continuing education materials available to all 988 counselors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

A cursory glance at your savings, which total $2.6 million, suggests you have both the opportunity and the privilege of funding your daughter’s continuing education.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 5, 2026

Today, Dodgen-Magee is a psychologist and teaches continuing education units for other practitioners.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2025

He then drove straight to Bakersfield College, where he picked up a brochure for the Career Pathway program, which was a continuing education opportunity for people over the age of thirty.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan


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