emeritus

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"That would have been an important specimen," said Freeman, lead author of the study and a senior public service associate emeritus at the UGA Odum School of Ecology.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

“A lot of it was about escapism,” says Robert S. McElvaine, professor of history emeritus at Millsaps College.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Summers will leave at the end of the 2025-26 academic year, with a new title: president emeritus.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

"The decision of the king emeritus depends on him, it's up to him and the Royal Household, it's not up to the government or the opposition," said the Justice Minister, Félix Bolaños.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

I might hail him as professor, and as professor emeritus he has added a new wreath to his brow.

From Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Brown, E. E.