graduation
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“I heard UT graduation this year looked like this,” Mr. French wrote above the image.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The scene resembles an Oxbridge graduation ceremony, but those gathered in caps and gowns are in fact Premier League footballers or former players who have won major honours in Europe and around the world.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Students graduating with majors that were most exposed to AI in the workplace had a 5-percentage-point drop in their chance of employment in the quarter after graduation, according to a U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
In a written report to regents, the UC Office of the President said first-year retention has reached a record 93% and the four-year graduation rate a record 74%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Since graduation, he said, he’d been working on his uncle’s farm; the waiter’s job was a new thing, something to fill the winter hours.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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But he said that as a large buyer of the gas, the company had wider access to suppliers, adding that Dollar Tree already had sufficient balloon supplies for Mother’s Day and spring student graduations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026
At several graduations around the country this month, students booed commencement speakers, including ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, as they discussed AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
For some daughters, the night marked the first time they’d danced with their father, a bittersweet reminder of lost birthdays, prom-nights and graduations.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025
Ms Gray has been appointed a pro-chancellor at QUB, so will attend ceremonies like graduations too.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025
It caused quite a flurry in a family with a history of more births than graduations.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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