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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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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

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

It started with ESL One in Birmingham and is building up to one of the biggest global esports events - the League of Legends World Series final at London's O2 in November.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2024

His sister Jasmen is now Testerman’s ESL student.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 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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