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academy

[uh-kad-uh-mee] / əˈkæd ə mi /


NOUN
society or institution interested in learning
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Nigel's academy has also produced Jack Rudoni, soon to be a Premier League player with Coventry City.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Yet Dr Saung, who once served in the army, spending 19 years at a military academy, remains determined to inspire the young rebels he sees coming through his doors to keep fighting.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

In May of that year, Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, was killed in his hiding place in Abbottabad, just a stone’s throw away from our military academy.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai




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