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university

[yoo-nuh-vur-si-tee] / ˌyu nəˈvɜr sɪ ti /
NOUN
institution of higher education
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NOUN
educational institution
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He pitched the idea of a folding table to the university, which agreed when he offered to split the profits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

A spokesperson said the university was “disappointed” with the report and its findings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The two-dose vaccine will be available to pupils currently in their last year of secondary school and those aged 18 to 25 heading to university or residential further education for the first time this autumn.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Other students are carving their own avenues, attending community college while going to parties, athletic events and more at a nearby public university.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Instead they expressed their loyalty to the Nazi government by staging a pro-Nazi demonstration in front of the university just two hours after the executions of Hans and Sophie Scholl and Christoph Probst.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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