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academia

[ak-uh-dee-mee-uh, -deem-yuh, -dem-ee-uh, -dem-yuh] / ˌæk əˈdi mi ə, -ˈdim yə, -ˈdɛm i ə, -ˈdɛm yə /


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He added: "These plaques are a wonderful recognition of the thousands of hours of dedication from so many brilliant scientists, engineers and technicians in industry and academia across the UK who made the mission possible."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Federal judges forgo lucrative law-firm partnerships or tenured chairs in academia for long days and a federal pay scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Quantum, for now, is regarded as an internal effort tailored primarily to research and academia.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The struggles Lesch experienced on the diamond did not follow him into academia.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

They’d come from biotech companies and academia; they’d traveled from New York, England, the Netherlands, Alaska, Japan, and everywhere between to discuss the future of cell culture.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot



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