linguist
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The foreign ministry said the family of linguist and researcher Dennis Coyle had written to the supreme leader of Afghanistan, asking that he be released and pardoned for Eid.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
“There’s Communications Hill featuring a tower that’s part of the history of Silicon Valley,” the speech-recognition linguist said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
“I think how it’s represented in the film reflects how it’s actually used today,” said Grant Muāgututi’a, a Samoan linguist and dialect coach who worked on the movie.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024
I'm a linguist who studies "word of mouth," or what people tell each other about their experiences.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024
My mother is a teacher and linguist; my father, a physician specializing in the genetics of childhood diseases.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing linguist
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ist
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