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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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It also faces no deadline for unfiled gift tax returns, and the new fund opens one potential argument there, said Lawrence Zelenak, a tax law professor at Duke University.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

He is now an assistant professor at Stony Brook University.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

This paradox struck me hard one morning about 15 years ago while I was riding my commuter train to the University of Chicago, where I work as a professor of behavioral science studying social connection.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Just 90 companies went public in the U.S. in 2025, according to data from University of Florida professor Jay Ritter.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

“Marcus’s alibi witness. She’s a professor at Harvard.”

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks




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