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students

  • plural
    of student.
    student
    noun
    a person formally engaged in learning, especially one enrolled in a school or college; pupil.

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For students heading back to college, the top-selling category was decor, he explained.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

In England and Wales, the governments have also introduced bursaries of up to £30,000 to attract students to train as teachers in some subjects.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

By the 2010s, Tang’s lab had a national reputation among aspiring techies, and his former students began populating top companies in Silicon Valley.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Most students here are children of migrant factory labourers, he says.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

“And now that we’ve recognized outstanding students in each subject area, it’s time for the award that recognizes outstanding achievement across all subject areas,” Dr. Cohen says.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison