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sixth year

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noun

  1. (in Scotland) the most senior class in a secondary school to which pupils, usually above the legal leaving age, may proceed to take sixth-year studies, retake or take additional Highers, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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What it shows is inflation persisting well above the central bank’s 2% goal for the sixth year running.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

She said it was the sixth year they had undertaken the task at the circuit, which had the largest race weekend attendance in history for a Formula 1 event this year.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

His key concern is that inflation expectations could indeed ramp up as the Fed is now in the process of missing its inflation target for a sixth year.

From Barron's May 23, 2026

Welcome to our sixth year of free and festive phone and computer backgrounds created by Los Angeles artists.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 3, 2025

But by the sixth year, at thirteen and sixteen, they were too old to even pretend it was funny.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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