academic term

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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

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

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 Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)