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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

For them, the new academic term restarts a threat to the status quo.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2024

At half-past eight that evening, while scores of cadets strolled through the grounds, thinking of the academic term to begin on the morrow, some little groups made their way more directly across the grounds.

From Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock


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