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a group of college students
She is a student at Georgetown University.
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Elgin Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Former President Joe Biden forgave more student debt than any other president.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Some of the Miyagi-Do students don't seem up for the challenge.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025
The footage shows the students navigating Freedom of Information Act requests, reading documents, engaging public figures and posing better and better questions.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Student.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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student
noun
stu·dent
ˈst(y)üd-ᵊnt 
chiefly Southern -ənt
1
: scholar sense 1
especially
: one who attends a school or college
2
: one who studies
a student of life
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