adjunct
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Army veteran who served four tours in Iraq and later on a mission in Afghanistan, a small business owner, an adjunct college professor and an electrical engineer, according to his campaign website.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
She taught for six years as an adjunct professor at Southwestern Law School and serves on its Women in Leadership board.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
I’d worked as a server, an office clerk, an adjunct professor and a retail worker putting myself through school.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
“This is a Cerberus takeover,” said Steve Blank, an adjunct Stanford professor of entrepreneurship and national security.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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
Vocabulary lists containing adjunct
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