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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Martin Grace, a University of Iowa business professor and expert on insurance regulation, said that aside from the “bully pulpit” Trump exercised in his social media post, the federal government’s hands are largely tied.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Joel Negin, a professor of public health at the University of Sydney, said Australia's measures in 1996 largely worked because they were part of a broad suite of measures implemented "very quickly" after the massacre.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Mr. Page is a professor emeritus at the University of Southern California.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Surely one of that gaggle of karaoke-loving girls had reported her disappearance, or someone in that immersive theater class of hers, or a professor.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny