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academic

[ak-uh-dem-ik] / ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk /


NOUN
scholar or university/college teacher
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What was once a "more intimate" celebration has become "a mass event," said Roberto Montalvo, an academic at the Iberoamerican University.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Arey would work to implement campus safety plans, support additional academic advising and career education and more closely “examine spending, contracts, program outcomes and administrative costs to ensure resources reach classrooms and directly support students.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Vince, like many in business and academic research, believes AI will supercharge scientific research.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Zuckerberg, the academic argues, has long wanted Facebook to be much bigger than a single social network.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

He already had several academic and athletic scholarships lined up as possibilities.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper

Uday joins other clinicians and academics who have formed a group - ACT NOW Vitamin D - calling for the threshold at which you are classified as deficient to be raised.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

But Taiwan’s research ships primarily serve academics with interests that aren’t necessarily aligned with defense needs, said Liao Te-yu, director general of the Taiwan Ocean Research Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The gallery, added in 1966, has cultivated a reputation for small exhibitions, often about highly specialized topics, frequently curated by academics, and borrowed directly, of late, from regional Chinese museums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Duwai's vision for a plentiful marine habitat that would sustain his village of 147 people has now received global praise, with academics and charities seeking his insights.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

What I learned from my year at the British Museum and from my summer at home, other academics have learned; others have known the impossibility of going home, going back.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez


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