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[graj-oo-it, -ayt, graj-oo-ayt] / ˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈgrædʒ uˌeɪt /






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Alice Huang, now in her late 40s, pursued a master’s degree in media management from Hong Kong Baptist University in the late 2000s, said a graduate in the same program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

As a soon-to-be first-generation college student, is it still viable to go to professional schools even when the average professional-school graduate finishes with a total debt of $200,000?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

In fact, he’d been expelled from medical school and had no graduate degree.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

"Most research looks at sleep disorders one at a time," said Katharine Crooks, a recent FIU cognitive neuroscience doctoral graduate and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

“Seattle is so annoying. I can’t wait until I graduate from high school and I can move literally anywhere else in the world.”

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

Instead, unemployment for graduates age 25 to 29 sits at 20%—and for those under 25, it hits 40%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Although employment of older, more experienced workers in AI-related jobs remains solid, employment of new graduates and early-career workers appears to have slowed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Employers find CTE graduates highly attractive candidates because they offer relevant skills and improve hiring outcomes.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Megan says universities gave examples of repayments based on earnings of between £25,000 and £45,000 at open days and said graduates "wouldn't even notice the repayments because they should be minimal".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Newly focused, sober, and intensely committed to succeed, he graduates with honors and returns to his community intent on changing things.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Bob Boone was a sixth-round pick of the Phillies in 1969 out of Stanford, where he graduated with a degree in psychology.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Woodward grew up near Philadelphia before attending American University and law school at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and was a registered Democrat during the years after he graduated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

According to a profile in the Harvard Crimson, Raman studied classical dance with renowned Bharatanatyam dancer Leela Samson in Chennai, India, and toured with her dance company after she graduated in the early aughts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

"When I was at university, I started realising the salaries that I was going to be on after I graduated, then I started realising actually this is going to be impacting me quite a lot."

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

“I heard that you’re smarter than Einstein. That you’ve already graduated from college. And that you can move stuff with your mind.”

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

The family's military influence has also drawn attention to the possibility of a political dynasty spanning generations, with Gen Kainerugaba's son, Ruhamya, recently graduating from Britain's Sandhurst military academy.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

After graduating in 2020, Akash spent years doing nothing but studying for some 50 job applications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Young people graduating today face a notoriously difficult job market.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Since graduating, she had worked as a product manager at an industrial technology company.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

I pretend that I’ll be graduating in a few months and going to college, like my friends.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed


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