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universities

NOUN
institution of higher education
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NOUN
educational institution
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In response, some schools have cut back on programs aimed at helping minority students, even relatively benign initiatives like special orientation events, and Black and Latino enrollment at top universities has fallen.

From Slate Sep. 3, 2026

The benefit saves many universities millions of dollars every year.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

“Open models let startups, businesses, universities and public institutions build on advanced capabilities without training every model from scratch,” the company said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Early readers of the book include Gary Shteyngart and Junot Diaz, both of whom have taught at universities and written comic novels.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Our counselor—Dr. Woodchurch, let’s call him—was a soft-spoken white man who’d gone to good universities and always wore khakis.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama



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