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university

[yoo-nuh-vur-si-tee] / ˌju nəˈvɜr sɪ ti /
NOUN
institution of higher education
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NOUN
educational institution
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“As is standard procedure with personnel matters, leadership, staff, and student-athletes are prohibited from addressing this topic further, and has no reflection on the merits,” the university said in its statement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

North Carolina has placed football general manager Michael Lombardi — a longtime confidant of coach Bill Belichick — on paid administrative leave, the university said Monday in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

They said the unversity took antisemitism "extremely seriously" and investigated it, and that the university has worked closely with civic and faith leaders to promote dialogue and understanding between communities.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

They just looked weird, said Josh Kreiter, a business student at the university, after finishing a round.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

According to Vincenzo Viviani, the young Galileo in around 1590 had dropped objects off the Tower of Pisa and the whole university had gathered to watch.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Under its plan, individual researchers at universities would receive funding directly, minimizing the direct involvement of universities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

She does have some other options, including several lesser-known Division III colleges, among them public universities.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

QUB is co-leading on the studies along with a number of other universities around the world.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

California universities expressed worry about the futures of their students and the global ties of their campuses.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

In fact, of 739 doctorates in mathematics awarded by American universities in 1986-87, slightly less than half, only 362, were conferred on United States citizens.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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