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[graj-oo-it, -ayt, graj-oo-ayt] / ˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈgrædʒ uˌeɪt /






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Nabiha, a UC Davis graduate, started the group after volunteering on Bass’ 2022 mayoral campaign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

A graduate of Columbia University law school, Hellerstein served as a lawyer in the US Army from 1957 to 1960 before entering private practice.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

For Rachel Labi, a 23-year-old Purdue University graduate doing a United Nations internship in West Lafayette, Ind., affordable housing is her top political concern.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Phoebe McMahon, a senior who expects to graduate this fall, began attending meetings with the Tulane Recovery Community when she decided to get sober.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

“I am Miss Penelope Lumley, a proud graduate of this fine school. In honor of today’s CAKE, and with permission from your headmistress, Miss Charlotte Mortimer, I would like to propose...a treasure hunt!”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

It is about whether institutions can verify that their graduates possess the abilities their credentials imply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Levanon contends rapid advances in AI will stunt demand, perhaps permanently, for the sort of white-collar administrative work that used to be the first rung on the ladder for college graduates.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Otherwise, we risk crediting the company with income that graduates would have earned anyway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

United Aviate Academy in 2021 set a target by 2030 of 50% of admitted candidates and graduates who are women and people of color.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

“No, I feel good. We high school graduates are often called upon to drive at night and we rise to the occasion. Is Okra in the car?”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

When he graduated, they encouraged him to rent it out and keep the income; when we decided to buy, he sold the apartment and we used the proceeds for our own down payment.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

“It’s the only class I took at Harvard where people would call each other out for not having done the reading,” said Ellie Powell, a Hum Alum who graduated in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Donis graduated with an undergraduate degree debt-free thanks in large part to Jackson’s teachings about scholarship options, she told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

He appeared in two games in 2014 and one in 2015, making zero receptions, and graduated with a degree in history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

In 2015, I’d gone back to the South Side of Chicago to speak at the graduation at King College Prep, the high school from which Hadiya Pendleton would have graduated had she lived long enough.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Shortly after graduating, he returned to the institution as a fellow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

After graduating from Egypt's Al-Azhar University, Dangote started trading in cement, rice and sugar.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

After graduating from the University of the West Indies with a degree in language and literature, James spent his early career working as a graphic designer and copywriter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

After all my hard work trying to make it, this was the first time since graduating from college that I felt like I had finally achieved something meaningful.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad


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