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[graj-oo-it, -eyt, graj-oo-eyt] / ˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈgrædʒ uˌeɪt /






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The LSU graduate wanted to play indoor volleyball in college, but she couldn’t because of injuries and instead joined the beach volleyball team.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Teirab, a former Marine and a Harvard Law graduate who’d run unsuccessfully for Congress as a Republican, responded with a blunt reality check.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

But many of the degrees they graduate with don’t prepare them adequately for top-tier jobs at big companies, while young people are growing more discerning about the jobs they want.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Belk's interest in neuroscience began while she was a graduate student in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford Humanities and Sciences.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

I managed to graduate from high school, and I began taking classes to be a nurse.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

Plus, companies that expect to hire fewer new graduates need thinner pipelines of student workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Recent graduates and Americans between 22 and 27 face an unemployment rate of 5.7% and 7.2%, respectively.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

In the private sector, larger firms such as Kanematsu, a major general trading company, are hiring savvy graduates such as Uta Yamaguchi who joined in April.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Amazon says “25% are owned by Black or Hispanic entrepreneurs, 10% are veteran-owned, and 10% are graduates of our Road to Ownership program”—a company initiative that helps high-performing employees become business owners.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The graduates were full of praise for the school, its teachers, and especially its pupils, who were as full of cleverness and pluck as Agatha Swanburne herself could have wished.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Cypress graduated CIF-SS Division 3 player of the year Isabella Faro.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

He graduated from the lesser-known Officers Training School.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

They began their studies in economics at Rome's Sapienza University in November 2025, having graduated high school in Gaza with scores above 99 percent.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Former major elaguer Don Buford, who graduated in 1955, was present at the event.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

It was considered “the most expensive, most beautiful, and largest high school in the nation” and an excellent educational facility and academically graduated a high percentage of students who went on to top universities.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

She entered politics soon after graduating and in June 2020 became an assistant White House press secretary.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

After graduating from Huntington Park High School, he earned a master’s in history from San José State University.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Lee then focused on graduating early, packing his remaining coursework into two dense semesters — taking seven classes during one of them.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

With his last Ph.D. students graduating, this was a natural moment for Tsimerman to make a move of his own.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

After graduating with a degree in mathematics, Big Dub moved North, where he spent the next few years teaching at small colored schools in Virginia and Maryland.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson




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