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student

noun

ˈstü-dᵊnt

Definition of student

as in pupil

one who attends a school a straight-A student at the local high school

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Recent Examples of student Clinton Central School District said in a news release on Tuesday that the driver involved in the incident will no longer be driving students without naming Van Dayne. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026 The same group reports that first-generation students graduate at far lower rates than their peers. — Taylor Evans, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026 Packer and Tamirat discuss the history and structure of the French education system and trace how students came to contend with crumbling buildings and old textbooks. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026 But for parents, teens, college students, and other social butterflies who want to turn everyday moments into keepsakes, the Mini Evo 2 is a joy. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for student

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Like its bigger siblings, the ELF-MN1 pairs an LCD with a micro-optical lens layer and a high-speed sensor that tracks your pupils.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2026
Bishopp has also called for a moratorium on new for-profit charter schools, free meals for all public school students and increased per-pupil spending and funding for special needs programs.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026

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Historians, scholars and philosophers are stepping in to offer some solutions and warnings.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
In 1709, the French scholar Antoine Galland was attempting to add a new volume to his wildly popular translation of One Thousand and One Nights, the first edition of its kind for a European audience.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

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