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graduate school

NOUN
higher education
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He eventually left India for graduate school in the U.S. after deciding he would never be able to earn enough at home to support his parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

A low starting salary, global pandemic, unaffordable housing market, graduate school and two kids didn’t stop Blake Edwards and his wife from becoming millionaires by their early 30s.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

He studied the subject in graduate school, earning a doctorate in statistics, and then took his passion to Wall Street, where what isn’t evident is often key.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Galvan, whose husband was also unemployed after a tech layoff, eventually enrolled in graduate school and currently works part-time as a writing tutor and editor of various blogs and journals at San Jose State University.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

He was wearing his old graduate school T-shirt.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky




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