adjunct
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She teaches flute at five universities in Iowa as an adjunct professor and performs in three orchestras.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
The son of a judge, DeJute teaches as an adjunct law professor at Pepperdine University, where he and others provide free legal services to victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Dr. Tanaz R. Ferzandi, director of urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery at Keck Medicine of USC, believes that holistic medicine can be a potent adjunct to more traditional remedies.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
I’d worked as a server, an office clerk, an adjunct professor and a retail worker putting myself through school.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
“Yes. She is now teaching in America. She shares a cramped office with another adjunct professor, but she says at least teachers are paid there.”
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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