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scientist

[sahy-uhn-tist] / ˈsaɪ ən tɪst /


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For years, he’s relied on an agronomist — a scientist who helps optimize crop production and soil management — who comes around in December to test the soil on each field of his farm.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

“It’s harder to get lower, but it’s possible depending on what he does,” said Christopher Wlezien, a political scientist at the University of Texas at Austin.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

It was a bad start to a heat wave that one climate scientist called “mind-bogglingly crazy,” with highs above 95 degrees—4 degrees higher than the previous U.K. record for May.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Professor Sumantra Ray, chief scientist & executive director, NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, which co-owns BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health, said the findings support existing knowledge about vitamin C improving iron absorption.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

"Well, check with him. He's been wondering where his chicken livers have been going. I don't think he'll be too happy to find out you're using them to play mad scientist."

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville




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