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alumna

[uh-luhm-nuh] / əˈlʌm nə /
NOUN
graduate (fem.)
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Later in the day, the match between the US and Paraguay in Los Angeles will be opened by performers including Katy Perry, Future, Brazilian singer-songwriter Anitta and Blackpink alumna and actress LISA.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Annabelle is a proud Philadelphian and an alumna of the University of Pennsylvania as well as its student newspaper, the Daily Pennsylvanian.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

Consumer Cards, which is to be led by Pam Habner, a JPMorgan Chase alumna who currently heads branded cards and lending.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 20, 2025

"In nonlinear optics, light can be reshaped to create new colors, faster pulses or optical switches that turn signals on and off," said Kunyan Zhang, a Rice doctoral alumna and first author of the study.

From Science Daily Nov. 14, 2025

“What improvements?” an alumna called out in alarm.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

They were ultimately swayed, he said, by appeals from more than a thousand of the camp’s alumnae loyalists and families eager for their daughters to return this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

The College of Charleston is nearly 70% female, and those alumnae opened up my understanding of this whole story.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2024

The petition had been launched by alumnae of Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, who opposed the liberal arts school’s plan.

From Washington Times Nov. 28, 2023

“Christine was able to raise the right kind of debt instruments to keep us afloat,” Kevin Mayer, Disney’s former streaming chief, told a reporter for Smith College’s alumnae magazine last year.

From New York Times Jun. 15, 2023

Students and alumnae alike looked worried, as if suddenly confronted with an unexpected quiz in a topic they had never studied.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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