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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

In these cases, however, each doctor was ordered to take eight hours of continuing education courses within a year.

From Salon Apr. 20, 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

Annual enrollment in fire technology courses and continuing education has grown by 16% to 12,300 in 2023-24 compared with the previous year.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 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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