matriculation

Here's David Tennant in his matriculation photograph for the Junior Academy, taken in 1982.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026

The Mannings watch the way we watch, perking up when something exciting happens and otherwise filling long stretches of matriculation by shooting the breeze, cracking wise or pantomiming gameplay in overwrought ways.

From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2021

Finally, it starred a dominant showing from the tallest of the Bulldogs’ starters, 6-foot-10 sophomore Drew Timme, who moves silkily like someone shorter and whose matriculation from Dallas-ish to Spokane, Wash., illustrates Gonzaga’s national reach.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2021

The Learning Policy Institute praised the network’s “integrated and rigorous approach,” and said that its New York City schools’ college acceptance and matriculation rates were also above average.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2021

I had no doubt I had passed, despite the difficulties of the past school year; but what would I do with a matriculation certificate?

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane