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The sun in Leo is hitting your sector of expansion, adventure, and higher learning.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 20 July 2025
Now, the law would only apply to cities with populations of less than 250,000 that are home to an institute of higher learning with an enrollment of more than 20,000 students.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2025
Mercury in Gemini activates your exotic ninth house of higher learning, travel and philosophy.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 May 2025
International students helped buoy American universities after the Great Recession
In recent decades, international enrollment has shaped, and in some places transformed, higher learning across the country.
—Kevin Carey, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 20 July 2025
Now, the law would only apply to cities with populations of less than 250,000 that are home to an institute of higher learning with an enrollment of more than 20,000 students.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2025
Mercury in Gemini activates your exotic ninth house of higher learning, travel and philosophy.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 May 2025
International students helped buoy American universities after the Great Recession
In recent decades, international enrollment has shaped, and in some places transformed, higher learning across the country.
—Kevin Carey, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher learning
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Ryan Anderson covers higher education across the state.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2025
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The declining perception of the importance of college has been reflected in enrollment figures, with many choosing to forego higher education over concerns about tuition costs, student loan debt and what is taught at universities.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Evangelical leaders like Franklin Graham and Paula White-Cain have taken to YouTube to share sermons and teachings.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Denver Public Schools made headlines in recent years for embracing AI products, both as teaching tools and as teacher supports.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Higher learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20learning. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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