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graduate

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






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Isabella is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Co-authors of the study are Alexander Ruebenstahl, a current student at Yale GSAS, and recent Yale graduate Dalton Meyer '25 Ph.D., who is now a lecturer at Roanoke College.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

Who was the first graduate of West Point to become the president of the United States?

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

Her mother went to school for art — as did Bayouth, a 2008 graduate of California Institute of the Arts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Then he avoided the tender subject altogether, wrote philosophical notes to Jo, turned studious, and gave out that he was going to ‘dig’, intending to graduate in a blaze of glory.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Flush with cash, Wall Street and Silicon Valley are vying to hire the same tiny pool of genius graduates.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

According to a recent study by economists at Azim Premji University, 40% of Indian graduates under 25 are unemployed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

There were four graduates the day I visited, including two who were going to electrician training school and one who was on his way to ODR housing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Former City manager Pep Guardiola previously acknowledged the difficulty of giving academy graduates opportunities in a team that consistently compete for major honours.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

I barely hear her over the ceaseless beating of the drums, which are ordering all graduates to the armory to pick up our ceremonials— the armor of a full Mask.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

When Daniel Wu graduated from Stanford with a degree in computer science in 2021, he interviewed at AI labs before eventually joining a quant firm as a researcher.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

However: Because Body Dada was founded by Thompson, a dancer who graduated from Cal Arts and performed with the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

She graduated from Emory University with a B.A. in English and creative writing and lives in London.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

It would amount to around $300,000 by the time she has graduated, including living expenses.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

By the second afternoon, I’d pretty much decided that after I graduated high school in June 2015, I wanted to be a Bruin.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

“It goes beyond and beyond to inspire more generations. We’re graduating next year, but my club this year, I’m going to let y’all know, ‘hey, do this.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

“So it’s with a heavy heart that I’m graduating you because I wish you’d be right by my side for the rest of my time on the bench.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Taneal Jordan enjoyed attending local festivals and other events when she lived in Milwaukee after graduating from a local college.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Rachel, 44, who is graduating at a time of fewer vacancies in the profession, said she was determined to find a job.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

After graduating from North Carolina A&T, Blair left the state for a job in Massachusetts, where he continues to live, working with developmentally disabled adults.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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