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higher education

NOUN
college and thereon
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Graduating early didn’t protect him from the harsh reality being faced by degree holders across the board: a job market that their higher education didn’t prepare them for.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

This tactic is creating a new loser in the consolidation of higher education: thousands of philanthropists who have donated billions of dollars to colleges and universities across generations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The group’s success is emblematic of changes transforming both higher education and the real-estate industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

She went on to work in higher education and then at a national trade union, leading on social care.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Washington, he said, was wrong in telling whites that blacks didn’t want or need political and social equality or higher education.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson



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