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emeritus

[ih-mer-i-tuhs] / ɪˈmɛr ɪ təs /




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The research was led by Hiroyuki Mizoguchi, associate professor, and Kiyofumi Yamada, professor emeritus, at Nagoya University's Graduate School of Medicine.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

John Preston, an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Essex, said "there is a case to answer here".

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Wood retired as CEO in 2004 and remained chairman of Wawa’s board until 2020, when he became chairman emeritus.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Bonds in 2022 suffered their worst bear market since 1793, according to the database maintained by Edward McQuarrie, an emeritus professor at Santa Clara University.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The encyclopedia's honorary chair is Edward Wilson, professor emeritus at Harvard University, who, in an essay dated 2002, was the first to express the wish for such an encyclopedia.

From The eBook is 40 (1971-2011) by Lebert, Marie

Since 2004, the Ballards, both professors emeriti of pediatrics at UC San Francisco, have been piecing together ways to restore the creek, one small project at a time.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2025

The five additional honorary Cardinals — Archbishops and bishops emeriti, who are over the age of 80 and therefore unable to vote in papal elections — are:

From Time Jan. 4, 2015

On the subject of papal retirement, Pope Francis said his immediate predecessor, Pope Benedict, had “opened a door, the door of pope emeriti; only God knows if there will be others.”

From New York Times May 27, 2014

She served on the advisory board of the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and was also a director emeriti of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.

From Reuters Sep. 17, 2011

Baseball's commissioner loves to kid Milwaukee reporters about their perceived infatuation with the , but he long has been on the Packers' board, currently listed as a director emeriti on the team's masthead.

From Chicago Tribune Feb. 5, 2011




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