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distinguished

[dih-sting-gwisht] / dɪˈstɪŋ gwɪʃt /


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Probably not, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

Robert Pozen is a distinguished senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and former president of Fidelity Investments.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

Around the world, tens of thousands of litres of helium-3 are likely to be produced this way every year, estimates David McCollum, distinguished scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

What distinguished Didion is her style, so carefully milled as to be not noticed at first.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

It was sometimes difficult to believe that Dr. Roland was a tenured professor in the Social Science Department of this, a distinguished college.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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