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graduation

[graj-oo-ey-shuhn] / ˌgrædʒ uˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
commencement
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Unitree's IPO is a "primary school graduation ceremony" moment for China's humanoid robotics industry, said Tianyu Zang, partner at Beijing-based venture capital firm Jinqiu Capital, which took part in Unitree's funding round last year.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

After graduation, he worked at a Chicago bank and then started his own investment firm.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

The program also doesn’t appear to improve college graduation rates or lifetime earnings, according to a 2019 study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

He turned down assisting a professor with data analysis for a book, for instance, because it would have required substantial changes to his class schedule that would sidetrack his early graduation.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

I recently stumbled upon a card I wrote to him for his eighth-grade graduation and was reminded that, even at thirteen years old, Kia was on track to becoming a good person.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Six years ago, the pandemic sent Klapp and her peers home from their high schools months before their graduations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 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

There are shots of graduations, holidays - typical reminders of special moments and milestones.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2025

At holidays or graduations or milestone birthdays, we’d joke about phantom hunger pangs, gesturing to the empty spot where the foil tray should’ve been.

From Salon Sep. 30, 2025

Not for their weddings or their babies or their graduations.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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