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[stem] / stɛm /






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He is hoping his college applications show admissions officers who he is—and land him at a top school for STEM.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

"Findings from my research showed that impostorism predicted poorer overall mental health, greater burnout, and increased consideration of dropout among graduate women in STEM," she said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

In 2020, more than 3.5 million of the country's students graduated with degrees in science, technology, engineering and maths, better known as STEM.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

Excited to share my findings with my sister-in-law, a fellow woman in STEM, I anticipated an enthusiastic discussion about microbiome science.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2025

I wrote STEM, the cutwater of the ship, the coulter as it were—the head of her, not the tail, as the devil would have it.

From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael




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