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academic

[ak-uh-dem-ik] / ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk /


NOUN
scholar or university/college teacher
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It states that it does not impinge on constitutionally protected rights to express political, academic or ideological disagreements.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

But charter schools choose students by lottery, not based on academic ability.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Emily Wilson, the academic whose 2017 translation of Homer's Odyssey was cited by the director as an influence on his adaptation of the poem, has written a scathing review of the movie.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Don’t let anyone convince you that we don’t know how to shrink America’s persistent academic achievement gap.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

But traditional academic study was closed to her.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

Commonly used by journalists, lawyers, academics and advocacy groups such as the ACLU, public information can be requested by anyone under the California Public Records Act.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Now, sociology, long derided by many academics in humanities and the “harder” social sciences for its perceived squishiness, is being criticized from within.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Chinese media also extensively covered the two academics, with articles detailing everything from their educational backgrounds and personal interests to what their achievement means for the country.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

To understand how he did that, I spoke with dozens of former Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden, and Trump administration officials, as well as academics, cryptocurrency and foreign policy experts, real estate moguls, and politicians.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

But it’s not just academics who loose these zombies on the world.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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