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emerita

[ih-mer-i-tuh] / ɪˈmɛr ɪ tə /


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"Right away, I knew it was something really special," says Voight, curator emerita of invertebrates at the Field Museum in Chicago and the lead author of the study describing the new species.

From Science Daily May 25, 2026

“We’re using speech and writing so interchangeably,” said Naomi Baron, a linguistics professor emerita at American University.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

While some cardinals will think the most important part is following divine guidance, others will have anxiety over making a quick decision, says Tina Beattie, professor emerita of Catholic studies at the University of Roehampton.

From BBC May 1, 2025

“Pregnant women have become essentially untouchables,” said Sara Rosenbaum, a health law and policy professor emerita at George Washington University.

From Salon Nov. 1, 2024

No sooner had the "lady," as Byron was pleased to call her, played her part as decoy, than she was discharged as emerita.

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 by Ernest Hartley Coleridge




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