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graduation

[graj-oo-ey-shuhn] / ˌgrædʒ uˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
commencement
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In a written report to regents, the UC Office of the President said first-year retention has reached a record 93% and the four-year graduation rate a record 74%.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

The Board of Regents nixes its requirement to pass a graduation exam.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The graduation ceremony on 16 September will see Matson give a speech to the students graduating alongside him.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

However, approximately 22 states require economics for graduation, although some states, including Texas and California, replaced economics requirements with personal finance.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

A year after my graduation from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a terrible mistake was made and I was offered a position teaching a writing workshop.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

But he said that as a large buyer of the gas, the company had wider access to suppliers, adding that Dollar Tree already had sufficient balloon supplies for Mother’s Day and spring student graduations.

From MarketWatch Aug. 30, 2026

Six years ago, the pandemic sent Klapp and her peers home from their high schools months before their graduations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

At holidays or graduations or milestone birthdays, we’d joke about phantom hunger pangs, gesturing to the empty spot where the foil tray should’ve been.

From Salon Sep. 30, 2025

Ms Gray has been appointed a pro-chancellor at QUB, so will attend ceremonies like graduations too.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2025

“I had no father at graduations, milestones, my wedding. “I lost out on a whole relationship in high school, middle school, college, without a father.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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