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scholarship

[skol-er-ship] / ˈskɒl ərˌʃɪp /




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But he said his folks always encouraged him to pursue his dream - especially his father, who turned down a tennis scholarship in the US at the age of 20.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

He’d sought answers to his country’s racial problems through scholarship, sociology, pan-Africanism, Afrofuturism, sci-fi, Socialism, Communism and finally expatriation, to Ghana, a new nation with a new president, Du Bois ally Kwame Nkrumah.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

But there is significant and respected scholarship that goes much further and holds that the Constitution is a pro-slavery, and pro-Southern, document which protected that vile institution.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Eligible students will be awarded a scholarship of $500.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

A full-tuition scholarship was unlikely, but I could maybe get half.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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