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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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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

The Patriots aim to avoid an upset at home to the Los Angeles Chargers, whose quarterback Justin Herbert hopes to claim his first play-off win in his sixth year in the NFL.

From BBC Jan. 7, 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

Because my parents could not themselves write English, they had dictated it to my sister, who was now in her sixth year of school.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

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