as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a college of craftsmen dedicated to preserving the traditional crafts of Appalachia
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Recent Examples of college
Abraham Salinas, director of the Harrell Center for the Study of Family Violence University of South Florida’s college of public health, said children killed in domestic violence homicides are not, in most cases, the primary target.
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Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
And much later, hundreds of her letters and most of her personal notes ended up archived at Hood College, a small liberal-arts college in Maryland.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Keep in mind, Andy, Woody’s first and beloved owner, wanted to keep Woody with him, even in college, and hesitated for a moment before giving him up to Bonnie in Toy Story 3.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
The event kicked off with a March of Black Excellence that included more than 100 Black young people ranging from middle school through college age before the flag-raising and a performance of the Black National Anthem sung by Chicago recording artist Nialand.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
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Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
And much later, hundreds of her letters and most of her personal notes ended up archived at Hood College, a small liberal-arts college in Maryland.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Keep in mind, Andy, Woody’s first and beloved owner, wanted to keep Woody with him, even in college, and hesitated for a moment before giving him up to Bonnie in Toy Story 3.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
The event kicked off with a March of Black Excellence that included more than 100 Black young people ranging from middle school through college age before the flag-raising and a performance of the Black National Anthem sung by Chicago recording artist Nialand.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for college
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Defense organizations across Europe and the United States have already tested or deployed the technology.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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The next time the whole organization is expected to be together is the final week of July, just prior to the beginning of training camp.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Fed independence concerns tempered There was much speculation about how Warsh rejoining the Fed as chair would affect the institution’s independence before his first meeting.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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Along with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, the foundation also partners with schools and community institutions to educate the challenging effects of stereotyping, unconscious bias, and representation imbalance of gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and persons with disabilities.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
21 June 2026
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The institute is currently one of the only centers in the nation approved to perform these specific transplants.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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Moscow State University, the nation’s most prestigious university, has established a new AI faculty, alongside an AI institute headed by Putin’s daughter.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
18 June 2026
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Details about this year’s parade had not been shared as of Tuesday, but the 2025 parade was themed for Mardi Gras and featured local schools, drill teams, fraternities and sororities and other localgroups.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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The film follows two fraternity brothers who pose as devout Christian camp counselors in an attempt to complete community service and save their senior year.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Anthropic, whose ranks include many safety-minded defectors from its rival, argues the slower rollout will help society adapt to the powerful new tools.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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History shows democratic societies periodically require moral correction when economic systems begin injuring people faster than institutions can protect them.—
Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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The federal government, parliament and EconomieSuisse, a major business association, oppose the idea.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Except for the 2019 accident in Hawaii, this is the first year of this century with double-digit fatalities resulting from a skydiving plane crash, the association says.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Business interests, including the chamber, Meta, Chevron and PG&E, collectively contributed more than $52 million toward electing Becerra and opposing Tom Steyer, his top Democratic rival in the final weeks of the primary.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
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Sessions in both chambers of Congress were temporarily halted by raucous legislators celebrating the German victory, according to the journalist David Margolick’s book on the Louis-Schmeling rivalry.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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Now, Wilson sits on the cusp of joining that brotherhood, with just a week remaining until the NBA draft.—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
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The dynamic and ethos that Tuchel was hoping to cultivate — unity, leadership, ‘brotherhood’ — appears to have taken root.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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