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adjunct

[aj-uhngkt] / ˈædʒ ʌŋkt /


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Bajaj, an adjunct professor at Stanford’s School of Medicine who previously co-founded Google’s life sciences division, said the company’s goal is to build AI systems that can assist throughout the entire engineering process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The new union would cover more than 2,700 full-time, part-time and adjunct faculty across hundreds of disciplines in 22 schools and the USC libraries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

In the suburbs of New York City, “inventory is just about as tight as it’s ever been,” says Jonathan Miller, an adjunct professor at Columbia University and the CEO of appraisal firm Miller Samuel.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

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

As an adjunct to this increase in traffic, the population at the highway rest areas virtually exploded.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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