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Recent Examples of bachelor
The bachelor’s degree program should remove additional barriers to more good-paying jobs, Seidel said.
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Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 4 Dec. 2024
Thompson graduated from the University of Iowa in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in accounting.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Lyle Menendez earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from UC Irvine this year and is now working on a masters degree in urban development.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
While looking at 1,400 public and private nonprofit colleges that grant mostly bachelor’s degrees or higher, AEI senior fellow Preston Cooper found that the median institution lowered its admissions rate by 6 percentage points between 2002 and 2012.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024
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Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 4 Dec. 2024
Thompson graduated from the University of Iowa in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in accounting.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Lyle Menendez earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from UC Irvine this year and is now working on a masters degree in urban development.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
While looking at 1,400 public and private nonprofit colleges that grant mostly bachelor’s degrees or higher, AEI senior fellow Preston Cooper found that the median institution lowered its admissions rate by 6 percentage points between 2002 and 2012.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bachelor
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Dafoe, an actor who has played more than his fair share of villains, is exceptionally crazed here as Thomas Wake, basically a lonely, manipulative spinster who treats the lighthouse like his own palace.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2024
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The great spinsters of literature were often portrayed as, if not monstrous, then ugly, cruel and unwanted.Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 July 2024
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The Bianconeri will be hoping that the Dutch international – who was named in the Serie A Team of the Season last term for his displays with Atalanta – takes his own advice, turning in one of his best performances here and netting a long overdue maiden goal for the club.Adam Digby, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Several presidents were among the passengers; Margaret Truman, a president's daughter, came along for the record-breaking maiden voyage.Steve Inskeep, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
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This is the music that carried us through break ups and mean girls, micro aggressions and self doubt, but also lifted us through mile 24 of a marathon and bachelorette weekends, slumber parties and carpool lines.Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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In the film, Anna Kendrick plays real-life Dating Game bachelorette Cheryl Bradshaw, while Daniel Zovatto portrays killer Alcala.Jessica Sager, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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The film follows Allie (Danica McKellar), a down-on-her-luck New York hotel maid who lands an unexpected job taking care of a young European princess.Janey Tracey, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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The woman, who subsequently spent Tuesday night and much of the following day in a police cell, is believed to be a maid at the palace and was on a night out with around 50 members of palace staff at the time, according to The Sun newspaper.Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Bachelor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bachelor. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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