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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 colleges
Communication With Specific Tele-Counselors The ACE’s report discussed the importance of collaboration between telehealth vendors and colleges, especially with campus counseling centers.
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Eric Wood, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
How did the Wall Street Journal determine its best colleges list?
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Second, trustees offer colleges stability in a time of turbulence.
—Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Most red states have also refused to abide by new Education Department rules that forbid schools and colleges from discriminating against transgender students.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
As the demand for skilled labor in industries like healthcare, construction and technology skyrockets, trade schools—long overshadowed by traditional colleges—now have an unparalleled opportunity to meet the growing demand for this skilled labor.
—Tom Noh, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
For the past two decades, trade schools were often overlooked in favor of four-year degrees, but with growing recognition that traditional colleges often fail to deliver a strong return on investment, the tide is turning.
—Tom Noh, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Eric Wood, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
How did the Wall Street Journal determine its best colleges list?
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Second, trustees offer colleges stability in a time of turbulence.
—Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Most red states have also refused to abide by new Education Department rules that forbid schools and colleges from discriminating against transgender students.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
As the demand for skilled labor in industries like healthcare, construction and technology skyrockets, trade schools—long overshadowed by traditional colleges—now have an unparalleled opportunity to meet the growing demand for this skilled labor.
—Tom Noh, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
For the past two decades, trade schools were often overlooked in favor of four-year degrees, but with growing recognition that traditional colleges often fail to deliver a strong return on investment, the tide is turning.
—Tom Noh, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colleges
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The experts from various organizations within the Enterprise, such as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), and the Nevada National Security Site, worked closely with NNSA for eight years.Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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More often than not, this occurs because the innovating organizations have a strong collaboration framework in place — a structure that outlines communication, expectations, workflows and more while keeping regulations top of mind.Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The agency’s $48 billion budget funds medical research on cancers, vaccines and other diseases through competitive grants to researchers at institutions throughout the nation.Aleccia Washington, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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Ask questions and trust your instincts when dealing with authority figures, institutions or legal matters.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Acquisition of word-object associations by 14-month-old infants Science.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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One or more of the key industry associations in each of these sectors could provide a credible—and confidential—forum for evaluating the feasibility of various options for banding together groups of like companies in that sector.Brian Walker, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Armed with that capability, managers — and all employees — can make better decisions for their companies and the societies that depend on their goods and services.Lynn Schenk Alison Smart, Harvard Business Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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Rubin highlights that societies in obstetrics, gynecology and urology, among others, universally agree the label is wrong.Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Colleges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleges. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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