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assistant

[uh-sis-tuhnt] / əˈsɪs tənt /


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The research team also included Matthew J. Baker, associate professor of linguistics at Brigham Young University, and Jordan Smith, assistant professor of English at the University of Northern Colorado.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

She already works full-time as a medical assistant.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Monique Boone was the varsity defensive line and assistant offensive line coach in 2021 under previous head coach Corey Thedford.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

The authors—Mr. Dutkiewicz is an assistant professor at the Pratt Institute, Mr. Rosenberg is an associate professor at Duke University—harbor few illusions about the past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

That single, thirteen-letter spirit word was translated by a medium’s assistant into a paragraph containing forty-five words of English!

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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