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geologist

[jee-ol-uh-jist] / dʒiˈɒl ə dʒɪst /


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Mr. DeMis was senior vice president and chief geologist at Goldman Sachs from 2016-17 and runs Rochelle Court, LLC.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

From a science standpoint, "the content of the documents is absolutely incredible", said Francois Kervyn, the museum geologist leading the project, describing decades of painstaking fieldwork carried out in largely unmapped regions.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

“To a geologist, this is not at all surprising.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Cory MacNeill, a geologist from Cumberland, explains that while deep geothermal drilling was not practical in the area, the existing mine water offered a more accessible solution.

From Science Daily May 6, 2026

In addition to being our commander, Lewis was also the geologist.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

But he had ordered the structure built on an unstable foundation, without consulting independent geologists or engineers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The team brings together professional tree climbers, ecologists, geologists, and remote sensing specialists.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

The archive brings together surveys conducted by Belgian geologists as well as files from mining companies that operated in the vast African country before independence in 1960.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Today's North Sea is what geologists call a mature and declining basin.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

Thus, the difficulties historians face in establishing cause-and-effect relations in the history of human societies are broadly similar to the difficulties facing astronomers, climatologists, ecologists, evolutionary biologists, geologists, and paleontologists.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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