graduation
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During freshman orientation the dean stated, “Look to your left, and look to your right. At graduation only half of you will be here.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
When Nancy Hughes’s daughter moves back home this year after graduation, she’ll pay her mom a certain amount each mont, which Hughes will then put into a savings account for her.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
It’s graduation season, so you know what that means: a lotta commencement speeches from wealthy figures of renown—all directed to debt-burdened, half-asleep, cap-and-gown-clad graduates worried about the frozen job market awaiting them.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt got a taste of that feeling Friday when he was delivering a graduation speech at the University of Arizona.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
“Happy graduation, baby,” Gina says, and hugs her.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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