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ESN

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abbreviation

  1. educationally subnormal; formerly used to designate a person of limited intelligence who needs special schooling

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Long, a four-star recruit from Moreno Valley, Calif. who ranked No. 46 nationally among 2023 prospects by ESN, appeared in just 17 games last season as a reserve while averaging 4.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and 10.8 minutes.

From Seattle Times

One of the sources said it belongs to Grigory Berezkin, the chairman of "Esn", a Russian private equity group.

From Reuters

“We reject the assertion that we have an incentive to delay the implementation of the ESN”, the representative said in an e-mailed statement, adding that Motorola strongly believed an investigation was “not warranted”.

From Reuters

About a year before joining the ESN school, Noel had been admitted to hospital to have a tooth removed.

From BBC

As Prof Gus John considers the long-term impact of ESN schools, his biggest regret is that "a whole generation were dissuaded from dreaming big".

From BBC