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scholarship

[skol-er-ship] / ˈskɒl ərˌʃɪp /




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I was torn between signing and going on to a four-year college on a scholarship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

I have a memorial scholarship fund in his honor.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Long known as a centre of Islamic scholarship and city wary of Muammar Gaddafi's authoritarian rule, Derna became a stronghold of Al-Qaeda and later the Islamic State group after the 2011 uprising.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

The museum said the decision to postpone was taken to "protect" the event and it remains "committed to providing a space where history, culture and scholarship can be explored openly, respectfully and without disruption".

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“Perhaps he does, perhaps he does. But it would be a much bigger ‘bird’s wing on my hat’ if you won that scholarship.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins




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