as in certificate
a document which shows that a person has finished a course of study or has graduated from a school
He earned his high school diploma by attending classes at night.
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Recent Examples of diploma
Seventy-six percent of people with a graduate degree are still working at age 67, compared with 39% of people with only a high school diploma, according to the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis.
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Paige Winfield Cunningham The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Hegseth earned a master’s degree from Harvard but symbolically returned his diploma in a 2022 Fox News segment.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Hegseth earned a master's degree from Harvard but symbolically returned his diploma in a 2022 Fox News segment.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the then-Prince of Asturias finished sixth in the Soling class, earning the Olympic diploma.
—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
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Paige Winfield Cunningham The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Hegseth earned a master’s degree from Harvard but symbolically returned his diploma in a 2022 Fox News segment.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Hegseth earned a master's degree from Harvard but symbolically returned his diploma in a 2022 Fox News segment.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the then-Prince of Asturias finished sixth in the Soling class, earning the Olympic diploma.
—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
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The most recent inspection was on December 29, 2025, and passed with conditions for additional inspections that would be required before any Use and Occupancy certificate could be issued.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The environmental certificate approval process examines new developments and their impact on water, noise and air pollution.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Development and testing activities will take place at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente shipyard, which will serve as the reference environment for industrial validation and certification of the technology.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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The center, along with its partners, provides construction certification classes to mostly low- to moderate-income individuals, as well as classes on low-voltage, asset-building and cryptocurrency.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Diploma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diploma. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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