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academic

[ak-uh-dem-ik] / ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk /


NOUN
scholar or university/college teacher
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They offered to increase monitoring, change the academic timetable, provide a safe haven and change staff intervention processes.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Barrera defended the overall quality of public schools and advocated for expanding what works from successful campuses to those with poorer academic results.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Published in The Accounting Review, a leading academic journal focused on financial disclosure, the study uses machine-learning tools to compare the Chinese- and English-language versions of annual reports filed by Chinese companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

It comes as one psychology academic warned people with a cleft lip were being "deliberately targeted" by the aesthetics industry and "left vulnerable to potential harm and exploitation".

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Many lacked basic skills because the Nazi system of education did not emphasize academic subjects.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

To date, Electron has delivered nearly 200 satellites that are used for a variety of purposes including in academics, as well as by commercial companies and national defense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The return of voters from abroad comes amid years of brain drain especially among doctors, tech entrepreneurs and academics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

The other candidates on the Student List range from academics to athletes – and economists to engineers.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 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

It bothers his fellow academics to face this.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez


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