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sixth year

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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Helford: We wrote every year as if it was the last except for the sixth year.

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“The other issue is, this is Year 6 for London Breed. Any politician, their sixth year in office is really a difficult year because people are really looking at you as ‘What have you done?’”

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“So, ultimately, like now in my sixth year, that’s kind of all I think about is getting back to that point.”

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It’s the reggaeton artist’s sixth year listed for the VMAs and the second opportunity to claim artist of the year after his 2022 win.

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Georgi is in her sixth year as a professional with Dutch team DSM-Firmenich PostNL and had a standout spring that saw her finish on the podium in third in Paris-Roubaix for the first time, as well as fourth in the Amstel Gold Race and fifth in Trofeo Alfredo Binda.

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