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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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The two experts who remained, Alaskan lawyer Dalee Sambo Dorough and University of Copenhagen law professor Miriam Cullen, found in their report that the rights of Inuit women in Greenland had been violated.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Mr. Gutjahr, a professor of English at Indiana University, notes that his expansive cast contains “no major Jewish or Catholic prophetic figure.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Eventually, that created an oversupply of capacity, said Joel Sutherland, a professor of supply-chain management at the University of San Diego’s Knauss School of Business.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

"Our results show that how soil is managed can significantly affect both soil life and soil quality," says co-study leader Marcel van der Heijden, UZH professor of agroecology.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

“Which is exactly why we can’t risk it,” said another professor in the back.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Writing in an editorial, professors Tobias Kurth of the University Medical Center Berlin and Richard Riley of the National Institute for Health and Care Research in Birmingham praised the study design.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

From public defenders to college professors to public school teachers, people who were fired for social media comments about Kirk have received more than $5 million so far, paid for by taxpayers.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

For instance, according to the University of Cambridge’s own 2025 diversity report, 0.4% of its professors are Black.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Only one per cent of professors in UK universities are black, making each appointment hugely significant.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

I mean, Mom is spending her days at the clinic cracking backs, and Dad is meeting with other teachers and professors to ready a makeshift school, beginning with the younger kids.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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