graduation
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hierarchy, ladder, ordering, ranking, scale
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The overall number of foreign students in the U.S. still increased slightly, by 1.5 percent, fueled by growing numbers of students who stayed for temporary work after graduation. — Collin Binkley, The Seattle Times, "US colleges attracting fewer new students from abroad," 13 Nov. 2018 But the choice is much harder for those not close to graduation. — Annabelle Williams, Philly.com, "Art Institute of Philadelphia closing leaves students and employees with hard decisions," 12 July 2018 Jack Keefer — the only boys basketball coach Lawrence North has known in 42 years — loses IndyStar Indiana All-Star Kevin Easley to graduation. — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "Talented core hopes to put Lawrence North basketball back on top," 11 July 2018 Burbank only lost one key player to graduation and has the luxury of having its best player back in senior Osanna Tirityan, a perennial All-Area and All-Pacific League player and former All-CIF honoree. — Jeff Tully, latimes.com, "LoVett, Providence defense hold Burbank at bay in summer girls' basketball," 11 July 2018 Besides Harrity, the Bulldogs lost two other starters and numerous role players to graduation. — Bob Narang, Lake County News-Sun, "Ally's all-in: Ally Mahinay may not play basketball in college, but looks to lead Grant this season as a senior," 28 June 2018 His son and daughter attended county schools from kindergarten to high school graduation, according to his campaign website. — Jess Nocera, Howard County Times, "Voters to narrow a wide field for Howard school board," 25 June 2018 The team also has lost key seniors Kristen Confroy and Ieshia Small to graduation. — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, "Maryland's Eleanna Christinaki to skip senior season, play pro basketball in Europe," 22 June 2018 The Wildcats will be losing seven players to graduation. — Alvaro Montaño, Houston Chronicle, "Tomball Memorial’s Elizabeth Alfaro set to lead tennis program," 15 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'graduation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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