graduation
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After graduation, he worked at a Chicago bank and then started his own investment firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
This has led to some athletes delaying graduation in order to extend their college careers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The judge asked the bailiff to deliver him the graduation certificate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
In May, Crystal River’s Facebook page posted a photo of Salute posing between two teens at a local high school graduation ceremony.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Her wish—well, it’s private, but it involves peace and love for everyone in those graduation seats at home, and for everyone not in those seats.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
At several graduations around the country this month, students booed commencement speakers, including ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, as they discussed AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
I’m grateful to everyone who reads and shares this tradition, through all your family games, neighborhood feuds, sprained ankles, surgically-repaired shoulders, weddings, graduations, funerals, babies and at least three confused Aaron Rodgers franchises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
There are shots of graduations, holidays - typical reminders of special moments and milestones.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025
At holidays or graduations or milestone birthdays, we’d joke about phantom hunger pangs, gesturing to the empty spot where the foil tray should’ve been.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2025
She’s been dreading this day, as she dreads all the big days—all birthdays, not just hers; also, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and upcoming events like anniversaries, proms, and graduations.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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