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academic

[ak-uh-dem-ik] / ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk /


NOUN
scholar or university/college teacher
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Other studies of students have concluded that reliance on LLMs is associated with procrastination, memory loss and diminished academic performance.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Sick babies – who were considered unsuitable for adoption – were allowed to die at a church-run mother and baby home in Cumbria, according to a new study of documents by a leading academic.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

There, he discovered that trans history in Colombia, arguably more than in the U.S., lives inside of people’s homes, raw in their stories — not just sitting neatly in an academic archive.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Even more important, our faculty told me that raising the academic bar resulted in a more vibrant classroom experience and a richer campus life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Instead of becoming an artist, he used the money to pay for an education at Westminster School, where as well as his academic studies, he learnt to play the organ.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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