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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Columbia collapsed under the attack, but Harvard resisted and achieved some notable success in the courts.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Ellis taught investing at both Harvard Business School and Yale.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Cherubim's joint advisor David Charbonneau, head of the Harvard Department of Astronomy and astronomer in the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, initially doubted whether the plan would succeed.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
The startup, founded by Harvard dropouts, is also raising capital at a $10 billion valuation in a separate round led by Sequoia Capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Jim also served as a Harvard professor in medicine and was chair of its Department of Global Health and Social Medicine.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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