land grant
noun
: a grant of land made by the government especially for roads, railroads, or agricultural colleges
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Mary seems to receive her land grant, then lose it, then return to Mudd, then turn on Mudd in the course of a couple of days.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
Idaho’s land grant university in Moscow had planned to purchase the University of Phoenix through a nonprofit corporation, Four Three Education.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2024
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack sent joint letters to 16 state governors, addressing funding disparities that totaled $13 billion for 16 historically Black land grant universities.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Tribal officials signed a land grant documentation effectively placing 77 acres of land back in sole ownership of its original owners.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 14 May 2024
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
Idaho’s land grant university in Moscow had planned to purchase the University of Phoenix through a nonprofit corporation, Four Three Education.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2024
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack sent joint letters to 16 state governors, addressing funding disparities that totaled $13 billion for 16 historically Black land grant universities.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Tribal officials signed a land grant documentation effectively placing 77 acres of land back in sole ownership of its original owners.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 14 May 2024
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“Land grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20grant. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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