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alumna

[uh-luhm-nuh] / əˈlʌm nə /
NOUN
graduate (fem.)
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An alumna of what was then called North Texas State University and Howard University, Shepard also had a minor role in “The Wiz.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

She is an alumna of Columbia Journalism School and lives in New Jersey with her husband and their three boys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

"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

One Sherrill weakness may be what she had thought her greatest strength: her past as an Annapolis alumna and Navy helicopter pilot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

“Please join me in welcoming our distinguished alumna, Miss Penelope Lumley.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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