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But it’s become so easy to ace classes these days that Harvard’s faculty just voted to limit the number of A’s awarded per course as part of a battle against “grade inflation.”
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Jeff McNeil hit a tying homer in the ninth and Tyler Soderstrom had an RBI single in the 10th to rally the A’s past the Angels.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
The tribunal found that despite believing he was no longer Patient A's doctor, Patel's behaviour was reckless.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
“It appears the issue is with Harvard’s professors inflating grades. Limiting the A’s does not reward the work, it pits students against each to compete for them.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
She got straight A’s when she was a teenager and she used to give me books to read.
From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
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