SATs
Britishacronym
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standard assessment tasks
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standard assessment tests
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standard attainment tests
Example Sentences
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He also worries about the California state government more than his SATs, college enrollment or his future in tennis matches, despite Harvard-Westlake winning the 2026 CIF Southern Section Division 1 boys tennis championship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
In high school, I received mostly B’s and C’s, and I didn’t study for the SATs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
Cilla is known to calm pupils before their SATs and sparked donations of £5,000 worth of books from social media followers around the world, restocking the school library.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
Test prep for the SATs is just one example of what researchers call “shadow education.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
“Harvard? The real Harvard? He must have good SATs also?”
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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