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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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What is driving alarm "is not as much the level of tariffs as it is the unilateralism," says Petros Mavroidis, a professor at Columbia Law School.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“Dodger Stadium might be a sacred place,” says Joe Price, emeritus professor of religion at Whittier College, “depending on how much you have to pay for parking.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

In May, two additional workshops will be hosted, where a professor at Cal State Long Beach will teach an animation class.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The issue for Constance de Saint Laurent, a professor at Ireland's Maynooth University, "is not so much that people believe" disinformation, it is "that they see real news and they don't trust it anymore."

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

I laughed that this famous professor knew me.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson