curricula

variants also curriculums
plural of curriculum
as in courses
formal the courses that are taught by a school, college, etc. the undergraduate curriculum The college has a liberal arts curriculum.

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Recent Examples of curricula The academy idea remains in its formative stages but is likely to include curricula that cover human and non-human spaceflight operations, ground control operations, space vehicle design, orbital debris mitigation, and related disciplines. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 The postsecondary programs include curriculums for HVAC certification, massage therapy, nursing assistants, phlebotomy, solar energy technician and semiconductor cleanroom operator, among other concentrations. Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 The agency recommended 71 wide-ranging topics for medical schools to consider adding to curriculums. Lauren Chan, STAT, 27 July 2026 Universities built entire curricula in intercultural communication. Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Vladimir Putin has established a Presidential Commission on AI and changed national curricula to emphasize the technology. Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 18 June 2026 Unlike the main Nation's Report Card test for fourth and eighth graders, which is updated regularly with new skills to reflect changing curricula, the long-term test has stayed largely the same since the 1970s. ABC News, 10 June 2026 Unlike the main Nation’s Report Card test for fourth- and eighth-graders, which is updated regularly with new skills to reflect changing curricula, the long-term test has stayed largely the same since the 1970s. Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 The reframing of continuous education as maintenance rather than a single milestone also applies to the traditional thinking around the way schools and curriculums are designed and built. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 8 June 2026
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  • First courses include tomato spaghetti and paccheri with langoustines, lemon, and tarragon, and cold legume soup with Swiss chard and lemon.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Develop Transferable Skills Beyond Your Day Job Focus on developing transferable skills through side projects, online courses or volunteer work in your field of interest.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Oeko-Tex operates a global certification system through 17 independent textile and leather testing institutes in Europe and Japan.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But given the public interest in solving this challenge, there is a case for taxing the training of frontier AI models and devoting the proceeds to additional research at government AI oversight institutes or universities.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In 2012, Rich Global LLC, which sold seminars based on the lessons of the book, declared bankruptcy after a judge awarded $24 million in damages to one of the company’s former business partners.
    Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Besides sipping on the smooth traditional drink, people will be able to munch on food pairings from local chefs that include sushi from Yama Sushi Marketplace plus other vendors, attend seminars and dance to DJ tunes.
    Richard Guzman, Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • That includes the always flood-prone Houston metro area, where several school districts canceled classes for the day.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Cuba’s daily grind takes its toll The day before classes started, Yurima Izaguirre struggled to pull up last year’s school uniform on the youngest of her three children.
    Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Curricula.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curricula. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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