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higher education

NOUN
college and thereon
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For many young Indians, higher education is no guarantee of upward mobility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

She’s covered higher education for a decade and is the author of “Sunk Cost: Who’s to Blame for the Nation’s Broken Student Loan System and How to Fix It.”

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

I can't cover everything, so I'll focus on England, and three key areas: higher education, pensions and housing.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

That new rate, roughly one in five, is now typical across higher education.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

He despised the trivialization of higher education, the inflated grades and cheapened diplomas, the half education that so often passed as mass education in my generation.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez



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