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exam

[ig-zam] / ɪgˈzæm /




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By Wednesday, reporting surfaced that Zacharia sat for the California bar exam after graduating from Pepperdine University’s law school in 2011, but did not pass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Meanwhile, questions about her credentials took center stage, as she identified herself as a lawyer but in fact had never passed the bar exam.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Asked about her legal background on Thursday, Zacharia said she had registered to take the bar exam but was then "distracted and overwhelmed" by plans to move with her husband to China.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

A person with direct knowledge of the matter told the outlet that Zacharia took the exam around the same time that she was planning a wedding and preparing to move to China with her husband-to-be.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

“I wish you could take the exam instead of me.”

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

It included a French literature teacher at the Lycee Blaise-Cendrars in the town of Sevran, who said she was not replaced for six months before key exams during her maternity leave.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

In winter, "pupils are forced to keep their coats on," he said, while summer heatwaves have raised questions about whether end-of-year exams can go ahead.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Though the state’s public universities still don’t use scores from the SAT and the similar ACT exam in admissions, they do use the exams as one factor in determining course placement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

A Brown University professor sounded the alarm about artificial intelligence and cheating over the summer after his students performed overwhelmingly better on take-home exams than the in-person final.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

After passing her psychological exams, Jerrie was told to go home and get a good night's sleep.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson


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