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emeritus

[ih-mer-i-tuhs] / ɪˈmɛr ɪ təs /




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Organized by curator emeritus Mason Klein, in collaboration with the Zentrum Paul Klee and the Kunstmuseum Bern, it begins with works from 1903 into the 1920s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

“The evidence is telling us this program is lacking its reason to exist,” said Kirk McClure, an emeritus professor of urban planning at the University of Kansas and a leading critic of the tax credit.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

"There is a limit to how much droop you can allow," says Simon Hogg, a consultant and professor emeritus at Durham University.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

By forgoing the front cab, Humble Robotics could face additional regulatory hurdles, said Dan Sperling, founding director emeritus of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

Even after he had passed ninety, he would not claim to be emeritus, but came forward to brace his townsmen with a courage and warm them with a fire younger than their own.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 by Various




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