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academia

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


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They created a dark academia romance simulation called Pureblood & Prejudice.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

"With coordinated engagement between academia, clinicians, and industry, vanillin has the potential to progress from an underutilized bioactive to a clinically deployable component of next-generation wound care and regenerative therapeutics," says Professor Vasilev.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

But even as Lean was establishing its worth, another revolution was taking place outside the halls of academia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Knowing academia and the speed at which it tends to move, I interpreted “talk about teaching” as something closer to perhaps someday, pending several committees and a minor geological event.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Competition for the favors of academia, industry, and government was more intense, the qualifications of the judges higher, and the standards of success more exacting than before.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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