associate
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A three-year fellowship came to an end on schedule, though his position as an unpaid college research associate at Emmanuel College was terminated in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Additional Feinberg co-authors include Suxia Yao, MD, research associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; and Parambir Dulai, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Maternal age effects are incredibly common, from invertebrates up through humans, elephants, other primates and other mammals," said Kristin Gribble, an associate scientist in the Bay Paul Center at the Marine Biological Laboratory.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
“I really thought they were going to have to find someone else,” says Gardner, adding that associate director Sam Scalamoni assured him that every Lumiere has their doubts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
He is now an associate in mergers and acquisitions at Milbank Tweed in New York, where, interestingly, Hugh Corcoran was just made partner.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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His friends had called; his business associates had called.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
After training store associates on new best practices, the company turned to AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Our result was positively impacted by ongoing underlying demand for Cathay Pacific and Cathay Cargo, improved performance from HK Express, and stronger contributions from associates," the chair Guy Bradley said in its earnings report.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
“I am no stranger to loss, but this is so incredibly tough, and my heart also goes out to all of the associates and customers who were there during this traumatic event.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
He seemed to like me and said I should come to Westchester the next week to talk with his associates.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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As tech has grown as an overwhelming force in our lives, the visual design cornerstones associated with it—arial font, minimalist branding, bright colors and clean lines—have become the norm.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
"This long-lived tectonic landscape provides a missing piece in understanding why erosion associated with the Great Unconformity varies so dramatically across the southwestern US," said Prof Gernon.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
El Niño can be associated with cold spells in the late winter - but the link is not a strong one and the past evidence is mixed.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The video parodied extreme practices associated with the trend, like “bone smashing for facial symmetry,” before promoting lotion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Was it not a word, thanks to Pascal, irretrievably associated with religious polemics of the sort that the members of the Royal Society were determined to avoid?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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As a historian who had come across the Church of England's links to slavery as a student, for many years Mallett had long been conflicted about associating with the institution.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Botstein has previously apologized for associating with Epstein, said he was unaware of the extent of his behavior and said he met with him to fundraise for the school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Does he fear the risk posed by associating with him?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
Gates addressed his relationship to Epstein in an interview with Australia’s 9News, calling the allegations in the email “false” and calling himself “foolish” for associating with Epstein.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2026
Another problem blew up out of Kepler’s eagerness to consolidate his new reputation by associating with other mathematicians and discussing his ideas with them.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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