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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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The electorate is volatile, said Sonoma State University political science professor David McCuan, and there are always wild cards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

The University of Cambridge lists Dr Shahbazi as an affiliate associate professor.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Playwright Kat Chandler’s interpretation leaves open the question of whether our impressions of its witch are unwarranted or dead right, further muddling our judgment with the introduction of Carrie-Anne Moss’ university professor, Katherine Hargrove.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

“They are launching research ships as fast as dropping dumplings into a pot,” said Su Chih-chieh, an associate professor at National Taiwan University’s Institute of Oceanography, which operates one of Taiwan’s research ships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

She turned to the mysterious professor on her left and motioned him forward.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The professors accordingly have aimed the tax at net worth, not at income.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

On the other side lies a group of less obvious power brokers: the four professors who drafted the ballot measure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The ten-member research team was led by Peter Dodds and Chris Danforth, professors in UVM's College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Far from being students themselves, the candidates are made up of teachers and university professors, actors and doctors, farmers and scientists.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

In April 1933, Jewish professors were abruptly evicted from their positions in state-funded universities.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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