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university

[yoo-nuh-vur-si-tee] / ˌyu nəˈvɜr sɪ ti /
NOUN
institution of higher education
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NOUN
educational institution
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She also paired Samira’s Howard University sweatshirt with biker shorts a la Princess Diana.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Last summer, 20-year-old Mide Awosika thought she had secured her dream flat ahead of starting a new term at Queen Mary University in London.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“They’ve probably become if not less optimistic, at least more nervous over the last 10 days or so,” said Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The week wraps up with the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey for June, with consensus calling a 46 reading—about one point more than May’s record-low reading.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

It wasn’t his looks that made him her much-needed dinner; it was his T-shirt, a classic from the Columbia University Hillel with the university’s name spelled out phonetically in Hebrew.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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