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academic

[ak-uh-dem-ik] / ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk /


NOUN
scholar or university/college teacher
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“Carson crosses over into various artistic and academic fields,” said Anders Olsson, chair of the Nobel Committee, Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Some of the other kids have money to try things now — sports, academic enrichment, music lessons, language lessons, vacations, summer camps — because their parents have more money left even after saving for college.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Students from Northern Ireland studying away from home can borrow up to £8,352, external for the 2026-27 academic year.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

It also often leads to housing instability, academic withdrawal, and family dissolution.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Now that I was an academic, I could watch it in class and use the dinner hour to catch up on All My Children.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Sparking debate among academics, Harvard College Dean David Deming has suggested the "acceptance, or even encouragement" of AI in writing-based courses, according to the Harvard Crimson student newspaper.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

"More than 100 UK-linked academics have contributed to projects funded by MSS via CGTRI," adding that in some cases the researches would not be aware of the front company's role in their project.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Vroman’s catered to various clientele and communities, from traveling dignitaries to academics and leisure readers on vacation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Yet journalists and academics have emphasized Pangram’s low rate of false-positives, especially in recent models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Despite all the attention paid to rogue companies like Enron, academics know very little about the practicalities of white-collar crime.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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