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graduates

  • plural
    of graduate.
    graduate
    noun
    a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
  • present tense form
    of graduate (3rd person singular).
    graduate
    noun
    a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.

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U.K. companies hired 8% more apprentices in 2025, while hiring of college graduates contracted by 8%, according to a survey in 2025 by the Institute of Student Employers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Together, they launched Normal and recruited recent college graduates and experienced engineers to build energy-efficient heating, ventilation and air-conditioning machinery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Since the pandemic recovery, the unemployment rate for recent college graduates ages 22 to 27 has been elevated compared with the rate overall, pointing to softening demand for educated entry-level workers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

While over half of American graduates hold student debt, in England, more than 95% of students take out loans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Carlotta Walls and Jefferson Thomas ultimately became graduates of Central along with Ernest Green.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals