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academy

[uh-kad-uh-mee] / əˈkæd ə mi /


NOUN
society or institution interested in learning
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Wood took his discipline seriously, striving for and achieving the sort of objectivity that became unfashionable in the academy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Maresca was an assistant to Guardiola during City's Treble-winning 2022-23 campaign and played a key role in the club's academy prior to joining the first team.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

And while elite teams and the MLS academy system is fine, the top of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

"It depends how you live this kind of thing. I never put pressure on myself," said Cobolli, who was a promising footballer in Roma's academy before focusing on tennis.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Most of the investors were in absentia, gentlemen from Philadelphia or the southern Colonies who corresponded regularly with Mr. Sharpe, but who never saw our Novanglian academy.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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