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It was only when I had matriculated and moved to New York City as a journalism major that I began to become haunted by the sound of my own voice.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2023

That put the game in the hands of Winters, a starting receiver and cornerback for Central Catholic until that season, when he replaced DeShone Kizer, who had matriculated to Notre Dame, at quarterback.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022

According to the complaint, Bowen agreed to attend the school only after Adidas executive Jim Gatto promised to pay the player’s family $100,000, and he had matriculated in the school when the academic year began.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2017

As soon as he reached Lincoln in September, he had matriculated at the State University for special work in European History.

From One of Ours by Cather, Willa Sibert

In an address at a commencement day at Berkeley, I heard him express his wonder at being called upon, since he had matriculated at a wood-pile and graduated in a printing-office.

From A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment by Murdock, Charles A. (Charles Albert)