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academic

[ak-uh-dem-ik] / ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk /


NOUN
scholar or university/college teacher
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Ms. Kobza’s opening chapters are disfigured by the melted wax of academic cant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

A study that same year found a decline in academic research focused on identity and discrimination.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The draft policy also makes clear that teachers should not authorize students to use computers for fun if, for example, they finish academic work early or complete it especially well.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

By now, they’ve been bludgeoned nonstop with A.I. promotions across social media, TV, and their own academic departments.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

But she gave only some cursory measurements, pointedly declined to specify any details about the structure, and then brought a witheringly dull academic seminar to its close.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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