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continuing education

[kuhn-tin-yoo-ing ej-oo-kay-shuhn] / kənˈtɪn yu ɪŋ ˌɛdʒ ʊˈkeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
adult education
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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

Nothing in his training or continuing education discussed the breadth of the autism spectrum, or how it might relate to children’s mental health.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

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

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025

The Concussion Alliance designed a continuing education course on patient-centered concussion care for primary care providers and emergency physicians.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2024

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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