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historian

[hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-] / hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr- /
NOUN
student of history
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My job as a historian, regardless of the topic, is to denaturalize what we take for granted.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

The new crop of bearded and mustachioed pols is just the beginning, predicts Trainor, the historian.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Speaking to the Post, historian Julian Zelizer called Trump historically unique in his use of profanity and how it “meshes with a very aggressive presidency” and a high-dominant leadership style.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s office said it would look into such posts, one of which falsely attributed the message to historian Heather Cox Richardson.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Similarly, a European historian is not satisfied with describing the condition of Europe in both 1815 and 1918 as having just achieved peace after a costly pan-European war.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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