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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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Today, as a professor in an immersive media design program, I still teach usability as one principle among others in building robust and meaningful interactions.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Major, a professor of social mobility at the University of Exeter, added: "The reality is that a teacher these days is a counsellor, a social worker, a poverty alleviator and a guardian of respectful values."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The U.S. healthcare sector is “a modern middle-class jobs engine,” said Joshua Gottlieb, a University of Chicago economics professor who co-wrote the paper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The findings come from a Phase III clinical trial led by a professor at UCL.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

It was sometimes difficult to believe that Dr. Roland was a tenured professor in the Social Science Department of this, a distinguished college.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt