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alma mater

[ahl-muh mah-ter, al-, al-muh may-ter] / ˈɑl mə ˈmɑ tər, ˈæl-, ˈæl mə ˈmeɪ tər /


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A month later, Hartman arranged for a $10,000 gift to Clyburn’s alma mater, South Carolina State University, according to an email seen by ProPublica.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

CMU may not have the headline-grabbing power of say, Harvard University, Griffin’s alma mater, but it’s still a top-ranked school with resources, including a $3.5 billion endowment.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

After that, he returned to his alma mater and delivered Michigan’s first national championship since 1997.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

BBC Sport spoke to families at Wembley who have had multiple generations attend the same school and alumni who now live all over the US but travel thousands of miles to watch their alma mater.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Even so, on this particular autumn morning, Penelope found herself feeling rather homesick for her alma mater.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood


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