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a scheme of rank or order
had a graduation of testing levels into which to divide the students
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Recent Examples of graduation
Gellar stars as Tanya Martin, the CSI chief at the Miami Metro Police Department, where Dexter starts working after college graduation.
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Julia Moore, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Air Force veteran Harrison Coleman shows his master’s graduation portrait from American Baptist Seminary of the West at his new apartment in Alameda, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
According to Detective David Gregory, a graduation party formed in a parking lot at the high school.
—Courtney King, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
After graduation in 1985, Troost landed a tenure-track job at Washington & Jefferson College, a small liberal-arts college near Pittsburgh.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Julia Moore, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Air Force veteran Harrison Coleman shows his master’s graduation portrait from American Baptist Seminary of the West at his new apartment in Alameda, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
According to Detective David Gregory, a graduation party formed in a parking lot at the high school.
—Courtney King, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
After graduation in 1985, Troost landed a tenure-track job at Washington & Jefferson College, a small liberal-arts college near Pittsburgh.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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The rankings exclude military academies and are limited to schools that participate in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, or FBS, which tend to attract top players.Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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The capital was followed by the state's second-largest city, Tucson, which cracked the top half of the ranking at No. 74.Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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This loss throws a major monkey wrench in Munguia’s plans to re-climb the ladder at super middleweight.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Washington has a very talented young core with more players making their way up the ladder of the farm system.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Kinship and hierarchy were replaced or augmented by coöperative relationships that individuals entered into voluntarily—covenants, promises, and the economically essential contracts.Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The hierarchy do not want to risk a repeat of that.Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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With each passing week, the scale of his impact only becomes more apparent.Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Once a humble tool, the coffee scale has ballooned into a home base for all manner of coffee wonkery.Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Gators’ last loss in the series is a 27-13 decision Oct. 5, 1946 in New Orleans.Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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Watch the Official Trailer for ‘The Penguin’ By Billie Melissa Contributing Pop Culture Writer 0 A curveball has been thrown for fans of The Penguin because the show may be getting a second season despite the eight-episode limited series initially being designed to be a one-off.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Graduation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduation. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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