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Tenure

/tˈɛnjər/
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(noun) A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.

My brother just received tenure at the university where he teaches.
I just got tenure.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The professor was finally granted ____ after working at the university for more than ten long and productive years today.

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