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universities

NOUN
institution of higher education
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NOUN
educational institution
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The tour’s stops have been exclusively at evangelical churches and universities with crowds that don’t look especially different than what you’d get on any given Sunday at those locations.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

We are in a moment when the institutions that produce and transmit knowledge—K–12 schools, universities, archives, and media outlets—are under sustained pressure.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Some elite U.S. universities are raising concerns about grade inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

One path to reforming higher education is to develop alternatives to current institutions, and an option gaining steam is for universities to do so within their own gates.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Having just returned from America, I thought, he might help me contact universities over there about the possibility of a tennis scholarship.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane



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