academic year
noun
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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Although schools are open with substitutes, the strike has consumed about 6% of the academic year.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The Hornets after 29 years competing in the Big Sky Conference will enter the California-heavy Big West Conference at the start of the 2026-27 academic year.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
During this current academic year, Stanford's women's cross country and soccer teams had already come up just short before the men's gymnastics team won Saturday night in Champaign, Illinois, and extended the remarkable run to a half-century.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
The spring playoff season, the busiest time on the GHSA athletic calendar each academic year, gets under way this week when playoffs begin in three sports and team champions will be crowned in three others.
—Chip Saye, AJC.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The Hornets after 29 years competing in the Big Sky Conference will enter the California-heavy Big West Conference at the start of the 2026-27 academic year.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
During this current academic year, Stanford's women's cross country and soccer teams had already come up just short before the men's gymnastics team won Saturday night in Champaign, Illinois, and extended the remarkable run to a half-century.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
The spring playoff season, the busiest time on the GHSA athletic calendar each academic year, gets under way this week when playoffs begin in three sports and team champions will be crowned in three others.
—Chip Saye, AJC.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Academic year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20year. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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