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university

[yoo-nuh-vur-si-tee] / ˌyu nəˈvɜr sɪ ti /
NOUN
institution of higher education
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NOUN
educational institution
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Recently acquired tax records also show that the university spent $6.1 million to bring in basketball coach Eric Musselman.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Funds in the account may be used for qualified higher-education expenses, including tuition at a college, university, trade school, vocational school or apprenticeship program.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Home and car insurers are joining other deep-pocketed institutions from life insurance companies to university endowments in snapping up private investments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Edwards, whose children are now aged 18 and 20 and at university, said he found it "just bizarre".

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“After university I went straight to work as a crypto math researcher at the Doughnut,” she said.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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