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the area and buildings around a university, college, school, etc.
Visitors crowded the campus on graduation day. Rallies were held on university campuses across the country. We walked around the campus on our first day.
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Recent Examples of campus
Briggs was playing with her AAU team in a tournament in Rock Hill, South Carolina, which is less than 100 miles from Furman’s campus in Greenville.
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
The company received conditional approval to add 76 beds at the Atrium Health Cabarrus campus in Concord, bringing the total to 577 beds at the facility.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
The county recommends those people receive a test, which will be provided on-site at the Monterey Trail campus.
County health and school district officials reported the positive test Thursday, the first day of the academic year for Monterey Trail High School.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025
With a copy of Under the Sun, a guidebook to Sewanee, in hand, continue past the chapel, admiring the 19th and 20th-century sandstone and limestone structures around campus; Breslin Tower, Convocation Hall, and St. Luke’s Chapel are particularly notable.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
The company received conditional approval to add 76 beds at the Atrium Health Cabarrus campus in Concord, bringing the total to 577 beds at the facility.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
The county recommends those people receive a test, which will be provided on-site at the Monterey Trail campus.
County health and school district officials reported the positive test Thursday, the first day of the academic year for Monterey Trail High School.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025
With a copy of Under the Sun, a guidebook to Sewanee, in hand, continue past the chapel, admiring the 19th and 20th-century sandstone and limestone structures around campus; Breslin Tower, Convocation Hall, and St. Luke’s Chapel are particularly notable.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
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Best New Resort This all-inclusive family resort is nestled between Montego Bay and Negril, with 590 suites, nine restaurants and eight bars as well as three pools and a large aquatic park.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Create a park cafe at the Belle Isle White House. Canals and trails.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The man, a Mexican national, pleaded not guilty to assaulting a federal officer, assaulting a federal officer resulting in bodily injury and destruction of government property, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Bondi also announced the seizure of over $700 million in assets linked to Maduro, including two private jets, nine vehicles, and several properties.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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Because of how tough the animals are, hunters typically have to be close — within 50 yards and sometimes 10 yards — to make a clean shot.—
Kris Millgate,
Outdoor Life,
7 Aug. 2025
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Jefferson, on the other hand, played in all 17 games last season and had 103 catches for 1,533 yards and 10 touchdowns.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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With Hasan in Gaza is an aching witness to the beauty of this land and the struggle of its people, neither of which may soon be recognizable at all.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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Enterprising settlers developed savage land, creating wealth and opportunity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campus. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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