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United States Naval Academy

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noun

  1. an institution founded in 1845 at Annapolis, Maryland, for the training of U.S. naval officers.


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Originally from Needham, Massachusetts, Williams earned a bachelor's degree in physical science from the United States Naval Academy and a master's degree in engineering management from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

Stalions is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy.

From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Jeff Kosseff, an associate professor of cybersecurity law at the United States Naval Academy, said the government would have to figure out how widely Judge Doughty’s prohibitions should be applied.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2023

Classes have launched or are set to begin this fall at six California community colleges, four Cal State campuses and other universities including Howard, Tuskegee, Cornell, Barnard and the United States Naval Academy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

“He’s a military historian at the United States Naval Academy; of course he wanted me to go. He just wanted me to go as a boy. Why do you think I was named Edda?”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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