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academic

[ak-uh-dem-ik] / ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk /


NOUN
scholar or university/college teacher
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Consider a meta review of past academic studies on the relationship between trading volume and stock prices.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Her academic leadership roles at the university have included those of interim associate dean, associate vice president for Student Success, and associate provost for Student Success, Equity and Innovation, the statement said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

“It’s something that people thought could happen from an academic perspective, but it’s not something that anybody’s actually seen before,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

An academic paper raises a chilling new concern about assisted suicide.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Not only did we have advanced academic classes, we were also taught time-management skills, essay writing, and public speaking.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Others, like “Obsession,” catapult from modest beginnings into an echelon of popularity that not even the academics and historians could’ve foreseen.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

To understand how he did that, I spoke with dozens of former Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden, and Trump administration officials, as well as academics, cryptocurrency and foreign policy experts, real estate moguls, and politicians.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

For families who want full-time dedicated staff, a travel nanny costs $120,000 to $170,000 a year; a private governess, a tutor who blends academics with social development, can today reach $200,000.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

To help the EU answer it, an expert panel made up of doctors, academics, youth representatives and parents will deliver their recommendations Monday.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Speaker Day featured two speakers—usually small-time celebrities or small-time politicians or small-time academics, the kind of people who would come and speak at a school for the measly three hundred bucks the school budgeted.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green




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