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academic

[ak-uh-dem-ik] / ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk /


NOUN
scholar or university/college teacher
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When Brown arrived in Minneapolis in early February, he told a U.S. border official that he was working in China as a consultant providing academic airline training, prosecutors said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

The survey was conducted by Bright Line Watch, a nonpartisan academic group that monitors the health and resilience of American democracy, in conjunction with the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA’s School of Law.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

At issue now is screen time that has been part of the essential academic program.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

By now, they’ve been bludgeoned nonstop with A.I. promotions across social media, TV, and their own academic departments.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

The book to which I refer is Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance, by a Canadian academic named Stephen Herrero.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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