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university

[yoo-nuh-vur-si-tee] / ˌju nəˈvɜr sɪ ti /
NOUN
institution of higher education
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NOUN
educational institution
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At a university famous for its role in left-wing activism during the 1960s free speech movement and anti-Vietnam War protests, Pelosi vows to promote a nonpartisan academic endeavor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a nonpartisan, free-speech advocacy group, gave the university an F in its free-speech ranking this year, placing it 217th out of 252 schools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

"This particular department, this university, has produced actors and academics to develop the departments of theatre in every university in Nigeria," instructor Tunde Awosanmi told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Sponsors review drafts only to guard confidential material, the university added, or in cases where a sponsor is a co-author of a work.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

That was the winter, 1908, that Nollie and I made a trip to the university at Leiden to pay Willem a visit.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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