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higher education

NOUN
college and thereon
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However, most said they would not have been able to attend higher education without a student loan.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

She’s covered higher education for a decade and is the author of “Sunk Cost: Who’s to Blame for the Nation’s Broken Student Loan System and How to Fix It.”

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Even if my generation overall was not particularly lucky when it came to higher education, those of us who did go to university really were the most spoiled of all.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

For California’s three public higher education systems, the picture was mostly status quo, with comparatively small levels of increased funding.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Howard University is an institution of higher education, concerned with the LSAT, magna cum laude, and Phi Beta Kappa.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates



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