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associate

[uh-soh-shee-eyt, -see-, uh-soh-shee-it, -eyt, -see-] / əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si-, əˈsoʊ ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt, -si- /






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But it isn’t clear that six-month reporting would “move the needle significantly in terms of incentivizing managers to think more long term,” according to Srini Krishnamurthy, an associate professor of finance at N.C.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Susan Enguidanos, an associate professor of gerontology at USC, researches and teaches end-of-life care.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

“Wars are fought in two spaces,” said Narges Bajoghli, associate professor of Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University, in a recent Quincy Institute briefing.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Food-inspired fashion has filtered down from luxury designers like Dolce & Gabbana which embraced it late last decade, says Lorynn Divita, an associate professor of apparel design and merchandising at Baylor University in Texas.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“I don’t think he wanted to associate himself with that book,” said Hermione.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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