swirling
n.— «Given that students are increasingly swirling in and out of education—achieving multiple credentials at different times in their lives—many of them crave programmatic integration (e.g., certifications that build to diplomas to degrees).» —“What do we expect?” SAS (Cary, N.C.) May 17, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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