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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
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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
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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
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“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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