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college

[kol-ij] / ˈkɒl ɪdʒ /


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Heeger founded 2wei, pronounced "zwei", in 2016 with his old college friend Christian Vorländer.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

She was hired by Saks after college and spent 12 years in various buying and planning roles, ultimately becoming a vice president in the men’s sportswear division.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Peter Finn, who serves as the Teamsters’ vice president at-large, said that truck driving is the most common job for men without a college degree in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

After winning the starting job during preseason camp, he finally had the chance to see the field at the college level.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

He’d seen lots of people on bicycles—they lived near a college and the students mostly rode bikes to class—and he’d seen other cars, and some people on foot.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

Distinguished military colleges can help introduce civilian student bodies to the idea of service by bringing the virtues and daily order of military life onto their campuses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The schools will establish self-governed student cadet corps programs similar to those of senior military colleges that offer rigorous military education and tactical training.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

His goal for the school year: follow one person a week to get a better idea of what he wants to do before he applies to colleges next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Too few colleges and universities give priority to that same kind of transformation, but artificial intelligence should cause them to reconsider, and fast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“There are college scouts from four different colleges in the stands tonight. Four colleges! You gotta gun it up tonight, boy. Those guys are looking for a scorer.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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