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universities

NOUN
institution of higher education
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NOUN
educational institution
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She does have some other options, including several lesser-known Division III colleges, among them public universities.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

QUB is co-leading on the studies along with a number of other universities around the world.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

All were founded by engineers from leading Chinese universities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Colleges and universities nationwide face a battery of financial challenges, from federal research cuts to declining student populations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

They’d all done amazingly well in school and had gone to Ivy League universities.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis



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