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academia

[ak-uh-dee-mee-uh, -deem-yuh, -dem-ee-uh, -dem-yuh] / ˌæk əˈdi mi ə, -ˈdim jə, -ˈdɛm i ə, -ˈdɛm jə /


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She discovered Awad’s fiction when she went down a BookTube dark academia genre-themed rabbit hole.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Today, most of the doomers warning against the impact of artificial intelligence come from inside the companies themselves, from academia, or both.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

That’s the latest idea to emerge from the mad scientists’ workshop also known as academia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Combining wicked satire with genuine hope, Randy Boyagoda’s latest novel takes on the financial, moral and cultural crises plaguing modern academia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

He turned to say hello to the makeup blogger and she saw, from his name tag, that he wrote a blog about the “intersection of academia and popular culture.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie



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