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campuses

noun

plural of campus

as in parks

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 campuses The college has campuses in Milton, Pensacola and Warrington, as well as centers in Century and South Santa Rosa County, according to its website. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026 The commercial-grade observatory, similar to those found on some university campuses, is a defining feature of the three-story, six-bedroom, nine-bathroom home, according to listing agent Shawn Byrne of Ron Byrne & Associates. — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026 Other Chicago campuses offer support through existing resources, including Northwestern University’s Center for Student Advocacy and Wellness and UIC’s Women’s Leadership and Resource Center and Campus Advocacy Network. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026 The Texas Education Agency (TEA) intervened following years of academic underperformance at select campuses — a move that drew sharp accusations of political overreach from critics. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 After a white police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, a Black teenager living in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, student protests erupted across college campuses. — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 During widespread university protests and unrest on college campuses, the language used by Democrats was intentionally cautious. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026 Miami-Dade schools have 2,084 Broward students on its campuses this year, Miami-Dade schools spokesman Elmo Lugo said. — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 But her book shows that building the campuses was the easy part. — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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Parks, infrastructure KCK’s citywide sales tax item, if approved, would be a three-eighth-cent tax designed to direct $8 million toward city parks improvement projects and $8 million toward infrastructure, including closed bridges.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
Floodwaters are beginning to impact farmland, woodlands, nurseries, parks, athletic fields, golf courses, greenways, and boat-access areas with up to 2 feet of inundation.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026

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Until a 1917 church law was revised in 1983, those who died by suicide were denied Catholic burials on consecrated grounds.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
China is pushing for the EU to stop blocking its imports of advanced computer chipmaking machines, restrictions imposed on national security grounds at Washington's behest.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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Bubble buyouts of small properties, commandeered by families or groups of friends, became popular—a chance to enjoy your own private hotel.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Pumpkin Seeds Pumpkin seeds contain high amounts of magnesium, which Kash says is known for its stress-fighting properties.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

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His yards per attempt and passer rating have fallen, too, and his regular-season touchdown-to-interception ratio has also slipped, from 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions as a rookie to 30 touchdowns and 14 interceptions since the start of 2025.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Chaz Rodriguez has stepped in at quarterback to pass for 805 yards and 13 touchdowns along with seven touchdowns rushing.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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