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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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The controversy around Arday appears to have divided the Cambridge campus and wider academia.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Comedian Rosie Jones, and actors Liz Carr and Ruth Madeley are among dozens of prominent disabled people in the arts, media and academia who have signed the open letter to MPs.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The following year, he left academia and met an engineer who introduced him to executives at About.com, which Diller acquired.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

"We're talking about academia here. I didn't murder somebody. I think the cruelty that I've experienced and the positioning of me as this kind of liar and fantasist is totally unacceptable," he told the newspaper.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Professional narcissism is by no means confined to academia.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker



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