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alma mater

[ahl-muh mah-ter, al-, al-muh may-ter] / ˈɑl mə ˈmɑ tər, ˈæl-, ˈæl mə ˈmeɪ tər /


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Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin, a Harvard alumnus, has given more than $500 million to his alma mater over four decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In fact, as his unofficial biographer Michael Crick later discovered, Archer's alma mater in the States was, in fact, a bodybuilding club.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

CMU may not have the headline-grabbing power of say, Harvard University, Griffin’s alma mater, but it’s still a top-ranked school with resources, including a $3.5 billion endowment.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Cole and Tucker are starting conversations with Wolfe’s alma mater about acquiring Wolfe-owned paintings by Bertiers and Akoto.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

I will be sure to seek out graduates of your alma mater should the palace ever require additional staff to care for the princes and princesses.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood


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