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diploma

noun

Definition of diploma

as in certificate

a document which shows that a person has finished a course of study or has graduated from a school He earned his high school diploma by attending classes at night.

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Recent Examples of diploma Those included English Language Learners and International Support Preparatory Academy, a specialized high school for older immigrant students without a diploma. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 Oct. 2026 Chef Jenny trained through a diploma in Bengaluru, an internship at Restaurant Salicorne in Normandy, and a bootcamp under pastry chef Will Goldfarb in Bali, before shaping it all around memories of growing up in Minnie Bay on the Andaman Islands. — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026 The subject of educational equality is particularly acute in a country that places great emphasis on credentials and diplomas, offering few other avenues for success. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 The star was awarded a diploma and a medal in recognition of his performance with the national team, as well as his influence both on and off the pitch. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for diploma

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The AiP certificate was presented on October 22 at the Maritime Hybrid, Electric & Hydrogen Fuel Cells Conference & Exhibition in Bergen, Norway.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
The investigation also identified firmware signed with certificates associated with Shenzhen Zediel, a Chinese device manufacturer.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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Blocking certification, the groups argue, would disenfranchise Alaskans by denying them representation and injecting chaos into the election outcome.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Engineers will first evaluate the R1-S on the ground before mounting it to a spacecraft for flight certification.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

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