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university

[yoo-nuh-vur-si-tee] / ˌju nəˈvɜr sɪ ti /
NOUN
institution of higher education
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NOUN
educational institution
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Beto O’Rourke had made a stop at the university when he was running against Sen. Ted Cruz.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

Recent university graduate Lotte Underwood is a public relations executive with a twist - she spends more time using AI than actually doing PR.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Student union L'Union Etudiante said one university in two was affected Tuesday and that over 50 campuses had been blockaded.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Embassy officials in Spain and that the university was “reaching out to its students studying in Spain and across Europe to offer support.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Elegant fountains dotted the property, looped and connected by polished concrete walkways edged with well-manicured landscaping that gave a historic university feel to an otherwise state-of-the-art facility.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

A study published this year by researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and other universities found that, as of late last year, Google returned AI Overviews for 51.5% of queries.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

All 141 successful candidates were chosen by students from universities across Serbia through a lengthy, secretive and carefully crafted process, and tasked with implementing the movement's plan for a complete rebuild of the country.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Taiwan has only five ships actively carrying out its own maritime research: three managed by universities, one by the government-backed Taiwan Ocean Research Institute and one by Taiwan’s navy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

It comes after three students were caught wearing or possessing smart glasses during institution-administered essay exams at universities in Seoul.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

“I suppose these smart pills might put a few of our top colleges and universities out of business.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein


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