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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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"If you look at the finances of some of the broadcasters, they're losing money," says Kieran Maguire, associate professor of football finance at the University of Liverpool.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

"South Korea and the United States deploy decoy targets to divert torpedoes, but AI could potentially help distinguish real targets from decoys," Lim Eul-chul, a professor at Kyungnam University, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Vanessa Bohns is a contributor to The Wall Street Journal and a professor of organizational behavior at Cornell University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The research was conducted in the laboratory of Yang Dan, a professor of neuroscience and of molecular and cell biology at UC Berkeley.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Sitting to her left was the mysterious professor who had whispered in her ear, and to her right was Professor Green looking smug about something.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The university's Faculty Senate, a governing body comprised of professors and other academic staff, will vote on a resolution of no confidence next week, according to reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

My English teachers and literature professors were probably too tired to parse such nuance, and I don’t blame them.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Some professors might oppose civic-dialogue initiatives on their campuses, but students are the ones who have been pushing for better conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

AI’s ascent has been a puzzle for students, college professors and administrators who are trying to figure out if they should be embracing the technology or avoiding it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Whoa, what if there are lots of professors acting as secret double agents? Professor Treebaun was a real jerk back at the Academy, I could totally see him as a double agent. Couldn’t you, Blake?”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin


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