scholarship
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The only way the Army would let him go was if he was offered a track scholarship, which was about as likely as Everett finding the Loch Ness Monster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
He won a scholarship to the Bristol Old Vic and later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company - playing a variety of roles across the company's repertoire.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Saloth Sar, later known as Pol Pot, arrived in France on a scholarship in 1949 and joined the French Communist Party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
He attributes his successes to Lula's social policies, having won a scholarship before going on to graduate as a lawyer.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
I submitted my homework and studied for my exams, but I did so out of terror—of losing my scholarship should my GPA fall a single decimal—not from real interest in my classes.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
They struck down laws in Minnesota and Maine that denied scholarships or school funds to students who enrolled in a religious school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
She grew up in Australia as one of four children and said, without scholarships, she would not have enjoyed the same career in dance.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Your kids have options for college: loans, scholarships, grants, in-state schools, two years at a community college, a part-time job.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The 2025 University Funding Law calls for inflation-linked salary increases dated to December 2023, as well as the restoration of student scholarships and more funding for university operations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Both of them had been sent on scholarships to schools run for the children of the powerful.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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