Harvard
Americannoun
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John, 1607–38, English clergyman in the U.S.: principal benefactor of Harvard College, now Harvard University.
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a city in central Massachusetts.
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Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range. 14,420 feet (4,398 meters).
Example Sentences
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She holds master’s degrees in law and journalism from Columbia Journalism School and Harvard Law.
In November 2025, Harvard launched an investigation of Summers, a former U.S. treasury secretary who previously served as Harvard’s president.
From Salon
Since then she had been living with her family in the United States, where she had been working at Harvard University.
From Barron's
Four famous Harvard professors entered, trailed by assistants and an assortment of newspaper folks.
From Literature
“The reality is that advertising is the core business model of the internet as a whole,” said Andy Wu, an associate professor at Harvard Business School.
From Los Angeles Times
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