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college

[kol-ij] / ˈkɒl ɪdʒ /


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I didn’t get the genius of Bruce Springsteen and Bob Marley until I got into college, started writing my own songs — and went, “This is amazing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

I would like to use my share to help fund college for my three children.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

The promise of the military was that it would pay for college, that it would give you financial stability: You’d have a nice home, drive a good car, see the world.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026

Inside detail: For producer Collins, then a Gen X college graduate, the movie had an influence on par with “Pulp Fiction” the year before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

He’d seen lots of people on bicycles—they lived near a college and the students mostly rode bikes to class—and he’d seen other cars, and some people on foot.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold




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