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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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In academia, there is no greater sin than passing off another’s work as one’s own.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

After a meteoric rise to the top ranks of British academia, scholar Jason Arday was found dead at his London home on Aug. 14, 2026.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

He left academia to co-found a firm that worked in mergers and acquisitions, and he started trading commodities in the late 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

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

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Colin was aware of her, but it did not distract him, because people often watched him when he studied, like there was some secret in his approach to academia.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green



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