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home study

American  

noun

  1. instruction in a subject given by mail and addressed to a student's home.


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Guthy had made a living duplicating audiocassettes for medical conferences and real estate professionals selling home study programs who would then turn around and sell them to customers for hundreds of dollars on infomercials.

From Slate Feb. 21, 2025

There have been 22 patients like Lynn participating in a home study, complemented by regulatory approval trials involving 470 patients.

From BBC May 10, 2024

Sibley Morrison says she can use those words because she encourages each family in her program to simultaneously sign up for the state-approved home study program.

From Seattle Times Nov. 27, 2023

Ortega de Ceballos, who emigrated from Mexico in the 1980s, started working two jobs, in part so she could help her sister back home study at a university.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2023

“I’m sorry, the 1-600 is an INS formality. The home study is done by the adoption agency you choose,” Omar said.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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