college
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He was a player, a coach, a college and NFL Hall of Famer, a pitchman, an analyst, a comedic inspiration, and a rather amusing actor, so long as he played a version of himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The interim report was based on focus groups and nearly 700 responses from school, college and early years leaders who were invited to complete a survey following inspections this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Some may not remember that Ditka was an All-American two-way player in college at Pitt; a dynamo tight end who was equally punishing as a defender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Some of the other kids have money to try things now — sports, academic enrichment, music lessons, language lessons, vacations, summer camps — because their parents have more money left even after saving for college.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
We would walk through its tree-lined campus, peek into college classrooms, and admire its magnificent chapel with its vaulted ceiling, grand columns, and multicolored stained glass.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
At Ivy and other top colleges, this often results in a frenzied effort to gain acceptance into selective clubs on campus almost as soon as first-year orientation wraps up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Some of those selected will feature in a Pro Flag Showcase during Super Bowl week in February while an increasing number of flag football scholarships are being made available at US colleges.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The actor was in and out of colleges but studied acting and grew fond of Shakespeare, according to People.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
In 1945, Vannevar Bush suggested the U.S. government fund “basic research in the colleges, universities and research institutes,” which became a big business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The dialogue includes talk of colleges, elite schools where a couple of the characters have applied.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Vocabulary lists containing college
Education and Academics, List 1
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President Obama's second inaugural address
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Units 6–7
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