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higher education

NOUN
college and thereon
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I have filed more than 100 public records requests on higher education foreign funds, even obtaining donor names for 12 of the Association of American Universities’ member institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Thirty-nine institutions of higher education and advanced research provided support to LZ.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Now let’s pivot from higher education to higher purpose—like how to have a great rest of your evening.

From Slate Sep. 3, 2026

“California built the finest public higher education system in the world,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Klavdiya Ilushina, the chief engineer for the 588th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, was at first annoyed at the working-class rough edges of the mechanics, who’d mostly had no higher education.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein



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