Yale
Americannoun
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Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
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Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, one of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range, in the S Rocky Mountains. 14,196 feet (4,327 meters).
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a male given name.
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Growing up in the San Gabriel Valley with her parents, both Taiwanese immigrants, Wang remembers regularly attending First Chinese Baptist Church on Yale Street with her family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Before Yale, he’d been on a different career path.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Investing heavily in nontraded assets is often called “the Yale model,” after David Swensen, the brilliant manager of the Yale University endowment, who died in 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Still, we should keep our focus where it belongs—not on Yale alone, but on the proposed OMB regulation that has compelled Yale’s submission.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I tried coming to yours and Ben’s rescue with that Yale meetup, so this’ll make me feel better,” Samantha says.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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