adjunct
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Elliott Hazen, an adjunct professor in the ecology and evolutionary biology department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, says that hasn't happened in a decade.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
“The fight over whether AI training is fair use is yesterday’s war,” James Rubinowitz, an adjunct professor at Cardozo School of Law, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“The chance of the region and Hormuz going back to the old normal is effectively zero,” said Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington-based think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Still, he had to give up his job as an adjunct professor to make time for his caregiving responsibilities.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
They can also show up as an adjunct to a verb phrase or clause, as in She died young And They showed up drunk.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Unions representing graduate workers, adjuncts and non-tenure-track instructors have organized in recent years at several campuses, including New York University, Columbia and Harvard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
"Healthy dietary and lifestyle practices should remain the foundation for obesity treatment and management, with medications such as GLP-1 receptor agonists used as adjuncts."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 28, 2026
Administrators rely too heavily on student reviews when deciding whether to retain adjuncts, assistant professors and even associates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
That’s what illustrations are for — as adjuncts to writing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
I rang for the tea, and the waiter, reappearing with his magic clue, brought in by degrees some fifty adjuncts to that refreshment, but of tea not a glimpse.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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