postgraduate

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Private school associations, including New England independent schools, have different rules, and their athletes are more likely to repeat a grade of high school, including a postgraduate year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

He spent two further years at the university in postgraduate study of philosophy before entering the real world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Her postgraduate research on traditional plants was also tricky as there was no literature about them, but she persevered and now works with the government to promote them for food security.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

The university has also suspended new student intake for 28 of its courses, including postgraduate degrees in sociology, language and linguistics and orthodontics.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

It seemed to, quite quickly as Emenike sent news only of progress: his postgraduate work completed, his job at the housing authority his marriage to an Englishwoman who was a solicitor in the city.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie