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academic

[ak-uh-dem-ik] / ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk /


NOUN
scholar or university/college teacher
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In a recent email to faculty, Claybaugh said A’s fell to 53.4% in the fall semester from 60.2% in the prior academic year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Harvey said that academic research shows how constant exposure to negative economic news can reduce customer spending.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“School district homeless liaisons play a central role in connecting families to assistance, ensuring academic accommodations, and navigating policy requirements,” she wrote in the study.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Hamidreza Azizi, an academic and author on Iran, said the idea was "to prevent any opposition calls for people to come onto the streets".

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

We’d need to think about how they’d used whatever opportunities life had afforded them rather than measuring them simply by how far they’d made it up an elitist academic ladder.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama