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universities

NOUN
institution of higher education
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NOUN
educational institution
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So far, the campus has increased its other federal funding, avoiding major cutbacks faced by other research universities such as the UC system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Rockefeller's money built universities and funded medical research and public health campaigns around the world.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

The monitoring program is based at ETH Zurich and the universities of Fribourg and Zurich in Switzerland.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Private lenders have been gearing up for increased interest from students, families and universities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Most public universities had opened admission to women or were considering the possibility.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling


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