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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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Opened in 1873, the privately operated detention facility housed petty delinquents and orphans, said Marc Schindler, a professor at Georgetown who leads the project.

From Barron's

Four famous Harvard professors entered, trailed by assistants and an assortment of newspaper folks.

From Literature

“The reality is that advertising is the core business model of the internet as a whole,” said Andy Wu, an associate professor at Harvard Business School.

From Los Angeles Times

She’s known a lot of professors over the years, especially when she lived in New York City, which helped.

From Los Angeles Times

China imports in the final quarter of 2025 measured by weight were down 22% compared with a year earlier, according to Jason Miller, a professor of supply-chain management at Michigan State University.

From The Wall Street Journal