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college

[kol-ij] / ˈkɒl ɪdʒ /


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Dae’Quan Wright and Jack Pyburn are being courted by LSU despite NFL ties, thanks to a court ruling that enables some players to return for a fifth college season.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

After four years of college football, Dae’Quan Wright spent the summer preparing for his career as an NFL player.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

From public defenders to college professors to public school teachers, people who were fired for social media comments about Kirk have received more than $5 million so far, paid for by taxpayers.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Next week’s Don’t Short Yourself is about how shoppers can negotiate the price of almost anything: furniture, gym memberships, even college tuition.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

I would be an outstanding student in college, just like Mom.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Todd Monken crossed paths with Kiffin many times while both crisscrossed the country for decades, taking this job and that, as head coaches and assistants at top colleges and in the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Admittedly technophobic, I had students help me recreate my in-person classes with Zoom, the platform used by 90% of U.S. colleges.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

As colleges reopened, Xu studied metallurgy and was later assigned to a state-run steel factory.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Students aren’t converted to the values of community at college—they seek out these values when choosing colleges.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

I was talking to him one day about the cost of attending the Pennsylvania state colleges favored by many Truman students, which run about $12,000 a year.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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