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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

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When Premier Li Qiang delivers the annual Government Work Report, likely on Thursday, economists expect Beijing to reduce its official economic growth target from “around 5%” to a record low of around 4.5% to 5%—a more pragmatic assessment of the economy considering structural challenges such as debt levels, demographic headwinds, and a property market in its sixth year of decline.

From Barron's

Jude, who is also a sixth year pupil at Shimna Integrated College in Newcastle, is taking A-Levels in Maths, History and Irish, agreed that AS-Levels should remain.

From BBC

The lowered outlook came just as the company, which brands include Cheerios, Pillsbury, Häagen-Dazs and Progresso, outlined at an industry conference the progress it has made on its “Accelerate” growth strategy, which enters its sixth year.

From MarketWatch

Many of China’s other large developers have defaulted on their debt and investors continue to speculate over how policymakers plan to address the real-estate slump as it drags on into a sixth year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Displayed below are Gold, Silver, Bronze and Special Merit winners across all 24 categories of the awards, now in their sixth year.

From BBC