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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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Dr Joel Zivot, a professor of anaesthesiology and surgery based in Atlanta, Georgia, said states turned to lethal injection because it appeared from the outside to be a more peaceful means of execution.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The research was co-led by Scott Uhlrich, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Utah's John and Marcia Price College of Engineering, with collaborators at Stanford and New York University.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The accessibility and pervasiveness of betting platforms makes the possibility of corrupting jurors a real risk, said University of Chicago law professor M. Todd Henderson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Debates are another tool for candidates to reach independent voters, said Corwin Smidt, a political science professor at Michigan State University.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Marcus’s alibi witness. She’s a professor at Harvard.”

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

Some schools are asking professors to teach more and write fewer articles for last-resort journals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

She recalled that her college professors “who taught me technical and academic skills helped make my own career possible.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

He tells me he's majoring in photography and that one of his professors told him to take as many photographs as he could over the summer.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman




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