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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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The celebration will include fireworks, military bands, flyovers, tributes to the Armed Services, and a speech by the president that the organization said would commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary and chart a course for America's next chapter.
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Earlier this month three vessels from the China’s Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) a civilian law enforcement organization sailed through the Bashi Channel between the Philippines and Taiwan to begin law enforcement and mapping activities in waters east of Taiwan.
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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.
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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.
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The institute is currently one of the only centers in the nation approved to perform these specific transplants.
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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.
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Grande writes that his fraternity brother gave him the courage to explore his sexuality.
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Members of five historically Black fraternities and sororities will be able to request Michigan license plates featuring their organization's logo.
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These kinetic battles are creating the kind of real-life human interactions that aren’t so common in a modern society that revolves around smartphones.
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By contrast, generations of pubs have catered to a broad swath of society, so many Melburnians enjoy eating out affordably as a matter of course.
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Starting around September, Morejon said, the DDA will work with several landscape architect firms to create potential design concepts for the park and reach out to community members, civic associations and the city’s parks and recreation advisory board for feedback.
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An Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield spokesperson did not answer the Courant’s questions but instead asked that questions be directed to Susan Halpin, executive director of the Connecticut Association of Health Plans, who is listed as a lobbyist for the association.
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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.
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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.
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Now, Wilson sits on the cusp of joining that brotherhood, with just a week remaining until the NBA draft.
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The dynamic and ethos that Tuchel was hoping to cultivate — unity, leadership, ‘brotherhood’ — appears to have taken root.
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