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university

[yoo-nuh-vur-si-tee] / ˌju nəˈvɜr sɪ ti /
NOUN
institution of higher education
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NOUN
educational institution
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Alex was headed to a junior college in Arizona before receiving a last-minute offer from Seattle University.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

In Lawrence, Kansas, Sharon Toulouse, the director of athletic bands at the University of Kansas, surprised the visiting Algerian squad by having a group ready to play the country’s national anthem at a practice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

I’m on the phone with Eugene Fama, 87, the University of Chicago economics professor and Nobel laureate, and I think I’m testing his patience.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Dr Helen Paul, an economic historian at the University of Southampton, was one of the experts brought in to decipher 18th Century ledgers.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

He sat down just as Gibby came into view, wearing her favorite oversized University of Delaware T-shirt.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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