scholar

Example Sentences

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To the religious authorities in England in the early 16th century, an obdurate Oxford scholar became a public enemy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

"This bill doesn't just create problems... it throws our lives out of order completely," said PhD scholar Vaibhav Das, who identifies as non‑binary.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

"What it does is highlight some of the lack of transparency," says economist Alison Sexton Ward, a senior scholar at USC.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

But as a scholar of the Gulf, I believe that the targeting of energy facilities is close to a worst-case outcome for regional states.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Bentley was the greatest classical scholar of his age, but he would also become a Fellow of the Royal Society.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton