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These latest rallies began on Saturday, the first day of a new academic term, and are the most significant example of collective protest since last month’s demonstrations were crushed.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

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

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

The word “multidisciplinary” is such a dry, academic term for art that, theoretically, should feel more like a three-dimensional, surround-sound fireworks show.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 13, 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 Bartlett, D. W.




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