college
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Both brothers are former college soccer players but said they don’t work out much these days, apart from cycling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Newport college students Luie and Nath, both 16, are supportive of a ban.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The land was bequeathed to it by the children of Peter Cooper, a manufacturer and industrialist who founded the college in 1859.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Some of the other kids have money to try things now — sports, academic enrichment, music lessons, language lessons, vacations, summer camps — because their parents have more money left even after saving for college.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
As the oldest, Joylette would get her own room, though she would be heading off to college soon.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Yet in 2025 donors gave nearly $80 billion to colleges and universities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Some of those selected will feature in a Pro Flag Showcase during Super Bowl week in February while an increasing number of flag football scholarships are being made available at US colleges.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The actor was in and out of colleges but studied acting and grew fond of Shakespeare, according to People.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
As students returned to colleges after the pandemic, however, the wind shifted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
They imagined themselves quintessential outsiders, yet felt most comfortable sitting in the inner quadrangles of Cambridge colleges.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Education and Academics, List 1
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President Obama's second inaugural address
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Units 6–7
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