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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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The bot boom in academia writ large puts on display the insecurity of students just as much as it does their laziness.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

The series is certainly an unflattering look at academia, but the cheap shots are pretty cheap, considering all the current acrimony surrounding higher education and the cartoonish way it’s so often portrayed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

"I think his experience at Oxford and in academia influenced the way he chose that nickname," Jones says.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Not having that visibility can matter when it comes to achievements like being offered a tenured position — the height of stability in academia.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

By and by Rosellini left academia, departed Seattle, and drifted north up the coast through British Columbia and the Alaska panhandle.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer



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