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academic

[ak-uh-dem-ik] / ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk /


NOUN
scholar or university/college teacher
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In particular, the academic community needs a lot more information about incidents to be able to develop countermeasures much more quickly.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Jessica Tang says she felt the weight of academic expectation from an early age growing up in Shanghai.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

"By bringing together multidisciplinary expertise, this work highlights how academic partnerships can accelerate the development of safer, less invasive therapies and expand access to advanced treatments for patients."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Some of the other kids have money to try things now — sports, academic enrichment, music lessons, language lessons, vacations, summer camps — because their parents have more money left even after saving for college.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

When she arrived on campus, Elizabeth discovered that she had already mastered most of the academic curriculum offered at the school.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

At the same time, some academics are emphasizing the need for students to hone AI skills to improve efficiency, deepen expertise, and meet the demands of a modern workforce.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

But research into any possible link is still in its early stages, and some academics say there isn't sufficient evidence to say anything definitive.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Still, Chinese investors, academics and developers remain interested in the technology, Chee said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

They know what to do, which is to adopt the more than 300 recommendations in two 2024 reports, one by Enrico Letta and the other by Mario Draghi, both academics and former Italian prime ministers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Most academics can effortlessly dispense this kind of sludge, and many students, like Zonker Harris in this Doonesbury cartoon, acquire the skill without having to be taught.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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