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academia

[ak-uh-dee-mee-uh, -deem-yuh, -dem-ee-uh, -dem-yuh] / ˌæk əˈdi mi ə, -ˈdim yə, -ˈdɛm i ə, -ˈdɛm yə /


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There’s long been a saying that academia is a “publish or perish” environment.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Experts from all areas of the financial-services industry and academia have studied this over the years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Gradel had spent years in academia, which he loathed.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Greg, inspired by author Carl Hiaasen, is an average man navigating new adventures in academia.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The willingness of the two universities to share Robert Oppenheimer attested to the scarcity of qualified theoretical physicists in American academia, especially theoreticians of Oppenheimer’s distinction.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik



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