as in higher education
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Recent Examples of higher learning
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.
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Kevin Carey, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Mercury in Gemini activates your exotic ninth house of higher learning, travel and philosophy.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 May 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
The ban, now on emergency pause by Burroughs, already has shaken some of the world’s brightest thinkers at a school often heralded as a premier global hub of higher learning.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
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Kevin Carey, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Mercury in Gemini activates your exotic ninth house of higher learning, travel and philosophy.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 May 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
The ban, now on emergency pause by Burroughs, already has shaken some of the world’s brightest thinkers at a school often heralded as a premier global hub of higher learning.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher learning
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Fortier has worked with higher education clients to secure H-1B visas for 22 years.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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This nonprofit coalition links government, business, and higher education to simultaneously enhance local cyber defenses and develop the next generation of cyber professionals.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
29 July 2025
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The reserve would also provide funding to retain and hire new research and teaching positions, including for graduate students, post-docs, and other early-career professionals.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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And shouldn’t the teachings of Jesus transcend gender?—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Higher learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20learning. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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