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scholar

[skol-er] / ˈskɒl ər /


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As a legal scholar researching the evolution of modern presidential clemency, I have reviewed every individual pardon and commutation granted by U.S. presidents since 1989, spanning seven administrations, from George H.W.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Dr B Amo Konyak, a scholar of Konyak society, says the changes during this period were almost like a disappearance.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Of course it could be frustrating,” said her daughter Brigitte, an elegant, soft-spoken scholar of Semitic languages who has managed Caland’s estate since her death in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Lead author Claudio Hail carried out the research while he was a postdoctoral scholar in Atwater's Caltech lab.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Since neither of us could read the papers, Sass said she would take them home so that her husband, who was a scholar, could read them.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

Every scroll that was successfully opened physically contained writing previously unknown to scholars.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

For scholars who study ancient writing, the potential importance is difficult to overstate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

One recent initiative of this type relates to the visas held by international students, researchers and scholars, and journalists.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

These scholars acknowledge that China would eventually have made its economic mark regardless.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The theories of scholars who claim to know what the foragers felt shed much more light on the prejudices of their authors than on Stone Age religions.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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