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[es-ey, es-ey, e-sey, e-sey] / ˈɛs eɪ, ˈɛs eɪ, ɛˈseɪ, ɛˈseɪ /




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Unlike many other scholarships, students are eligible for the funds without having to submit an essay, meet a minimum GPA or provide recommendation letters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

He was a free agent at the time the essay was published, and so it remained unclear whether coming out would end his NBA career.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Each piece reads like a finely crafted essay, enriched by astute literary references and poignant observations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

“He is doing what he has done from the start. He is absorbing pressure that the institution would otherwise have to absorb without him,” he wrote in an essay Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

He sold his essay for $1 a copy, and Claudia Mokarow handled the distribution and sales.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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