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syllabus

[sil-uh-buhs] / ˈsɪl ə bəs /


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Professors who are Luddites or have used the same syllabus for years sometimes struggle to get out of that state of inertia, Cook said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The sharp contrast between ancients and moderns, the tight syllabus of great books and the insistence that these books often bear cryptic meanings—all are Straussian signatures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Education Minister Paul Givan subsequently said schools should continue to provide RE but that the RE syllabus would be reformed.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

The head of the National Institute of Education, which is responsible for the syllabus, Manjula Vithanapathirana, has stepped down pending the investigations.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

“Your syllabus plainly states that passing notes or doing any work other than class work is done at your own risk.”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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