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But it is triggered at the start of an academic term, meaning that babies born after the beginning of a term have to wait until the following term to qualify.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

Introduced as an academic term in the 1980s by sociologist Morris Rosenberg, it has gained new relevance in recent years as rates of anxiety, burnout and disconnection have surged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026

The Secretariat warned that schools would be unable to maintain regular operation of the second academic term under the current restrictions.

From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026

In one of those rare instances, an academic term – Christian nationalism – has entered the popular lexicon with some public figures actually embracing the term.

From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2024

In the autumn, he returned to Wolfsborough Academy, and at the close of the academic term, went again to Natick, Mass., where he taught school during the winter of 1837-8.

From Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 by D. W. Bartlett


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