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noun

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Recent Examples of postgraduate
Adjective
Academia is important for a few reasons; this community generates studies that influence company actions or consumer choices and also often awakens young people to be creative in their postgraduate years. Walter Loeb, Forbes, 16 June 2022 The University of California and 48,000 people who work as teachers and researchers while earning postgraduate degrees came to a tentative labor agreement Friday, both sides announced. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2022
Noun
The Gates Cambridge Scholarships are among the most prestigious awards for postgraduate study in the world. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 The Gates Cambridge scholarship fully funds postgraduate study and research in any subject at the University of Cambridge. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for postgraduate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postgraduate
Adjective
  • Earlier this week, the University of Connecticut confirmed that 13 students — six undergrads, six graduate students and one person in a post-graduate professional program — had seen their visa status terminated by federal authorities.
    Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Two graduate students at Montana State University, Bozeman, on Tuesday were granted a temporary restraining order by a federal judge in Montana, restoring their legal status and shielding them from efforts to remove them from the United States.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • As an undergraduate, a professor also gave him a piece of advice that would launch him on a career path.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
  • High-impact undergraduate research mentoring thrives at these universities.
    Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The study, sponsored by the Consumer Brands Association, examined academic research, studies and data on country obesity rates, and the short-term and long-term effects in dozens of countries where interpretive food warning labels are in place.
    Hank Cardello, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Charleston has been the subject of conservative criticism in the past, facing allegations that much of her academic writing was plagiarized from her husband, LaVar Charleston.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Grad student Belle Lanpher, who averaged 22.3 points per game, became Central’s first-ever conference player of the year.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Remington, the other student found civilly liable in the wrongful death case, was the only one to be criminally charged.
    Tresa Baldas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025

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