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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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Aimee, 31, was on a steady path to a career in academia when she had her "road to Damascus" moment.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

After the IMF, Gourinchas will be headed back to a career in academia at the University of California, Berkeley.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Catholicism, with its social teachings, offered him a bridge between the flawed individualism of his youth and the cold systems-analysis of liberal academia.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2026

Federal judges forgo lucrative law-firm partnerships or tenured chairs in academia for long days and a federal pay scale.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

The question of what should be done with the discoveries pouring out of university laboratories was widely debated in academia.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik



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