commencement
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University commencement speeches used to send graduates into the world with a boost of optimism and a dollop of advice.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
A person named Cole T. Allen from Torrance graduated from Caltech in 2017 with a mechanical engineering degree, according to the school's commencement ceremony program.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
Allen also earned a master’s degree in computer science at Cal State Dominguez Hills in 2025, according to a commencement program.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
“I think that the market is actually correctly looking through the commencement of the war,” said Chris Grisanti, chief market strategist and a portfolio manager at MAI Capital Management.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
He had disrupted commencement ceremonies by deliberately wearing a gold cap and gown, and the principal had threatened to bar him unless he changed into the mandated blue ones.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
Vocabulary lists containing commencement
The Vocabulary of College
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A Graduation Lexicon
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Steve Jobs's Commencement Address (2005)
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