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emeritus

[ih-mer-i-tuhs] / ɪˈmɛr ɪ təs /




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“Robotaxi companies want safety to be the number of crashes per mile,” said Phil Koopman, an autonomous-driving safety expert and professor emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Mr. Schultz is a former CEO and chairman emeritus of Starbucks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Jan Brueckner, emeritus economics professor at the University of California, Irvine, told AFP last week that the fuel price surge was "the straw that broke the camel's back."

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

President Trump is listed as a co-founder emeritus, as is Steve Witkoff, the real estate developer who serves as Trump’s Middle East envoy with responsibility for negotiating a peace deal with Iran.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

A few years later he was called to a similar post at Florence, remaining emeritus professor at Pisa also.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various




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