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academies

noun

plural of academy

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a place or establishment for teaching and learning a military academy an academy of the fine arts

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Recent Examples of academies The district boasts 44 schools in all, with performing arts schools, scholastic academies, world language programs and a handful of magnet schools and charter options for both elementary and high school-age students. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Some parents revel in South Florida’s many options, splitting their kids between public and private academies. — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 The academies hire civilian faculty to offer expertise in topics and disciplines that military officers don’t study as part of their careers, such as English and the humanities. — Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 For administrators running youth clubs, academies and athletic programs, inclusion should not begin after a child struggles. — Irma Davarashvili, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The academies hire civilian faculty to offer expertise in topics and disciplines that military officers don't study as part of their careers, such as English and the humanities. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 Back then the age of discovery was at its peak, and startling new information about what had previously been a very parochial planet was flooding into the academies of Europe and the Americas. — Ian Tattersall, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 The uneasy truce is over between the biggest academies in England. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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To make way for what will be the third reservoir to serve the canal, an area of more than 11,000 acres that is currently home to schools, churches, farms and cemeteries will have to be flooded and at least 1,600 residents re-homed.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Medical schools employ people to portray patients with specific symptoms, emotional reactions and medical histories, giving students a chance to practice everything from diagnosing illnesses to delivering difficult news.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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