emeritus
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Jan Brueckner, an emeritus economics professor at the University of California, Irvine, predicted that airlines would continue to offer "basic economy" fares originally unveiled to compete with Spirit and other budget carriers.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
"The results are a surprise. They turn our understanding of the evolution of the eye and the brain upside down," says Dan-E Nilsson, professor emeritus in sensory biology at Lund University.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
Mr. Sullivan, emeritus professor of English at Rider University, is the author of “Hitchcock’s Music.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
“It’s spontaneous combustion,” said James Boles, a professor emeritus with UC Santa Barbara’s Earth Science Department.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
“Emma,” he said, “let’s go have something to eat at the house–my figure’ll do for an emeritus bridegroom–won’t it?”
From In the Heart of a Fool by White, William Allen
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