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ESL

American

English as a second language: the study of English by nonnative speakers in an English-speaking environment.

ESL British

abbreviation

English as a second language

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When Jobs eventually met with ESL’s president, Robert Kohler, the two men hit it off, recalled Garry Fuller, who worked for ESL at the time and later joined NeXT.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Publicly, NeXT said it had a contract with the federal government as part of a partnership with ESL.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

With the ESL, it was the fans that drew the line - backed by the Premier League, the Football Association and even Prince William.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Councillor Wazma Qais said it was hoped ESL One would "bring in thousands of people" and boost local businesses.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2024

For two years, I tried to get Baba to enroll in ESL classes to improve his broken English.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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