commencement
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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
During a 2024 commencement address to his alma mater at the University of Pennsylvania engineering school, Ternus relayed a story about making the Cinema Display, the first Apple product he worked on a quarter-century ago.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 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
Who can forget the seat-saving debate, preboarding abuses and Taylor Swift mention during an NYU commencement speech.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
The recent commencement ceremony for the senior class of 1918 was a momentous occasion and certainly brought back fond memories of my own graduation last year.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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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