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commencement

[kuh-mens-muhnt] / kəˈmɛns mənt /


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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

He graduated in 2025, according to the commencement program.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Three years after Truman’s staging of Rent—and thirty-six years after my own high school graduation—I was asked to give the commencement speech at Truman High.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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