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academy

[uh-kad-uh-mee] / əˈkæd ə mi /


NOUN
society or institution interested in learning
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In 2011, Osama bin Laden was found living less than a mile from Pakistan’s premier military academy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

The youngest player in the squad, for example, is Luka Vuskovic, the 19-year-old Tottenham centre-back who progressed through Hadjuk Split's academy - he was not even born when Modric made his Croatia debut.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

But creating a new award altogether is more of a rarity — the last time the academy did it was 2007, when it inaugurated the Honors Award to recognize programming that drives positive social change.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Carrick has been a team-mate, coach and - for three games following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's dismissal in 2021 - hands-on manager of one of the recent star graduates of United's academy.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

And so they found a spacious second-floor apartment in a quiet residential section of Newark and a private Islamic academy for the children to attend.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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