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historian

[hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-] / hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr- /
NOUN
student of history
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“This amounts to a real right to bail in hundreds of thousands of cases, which previously in California might have led to detention,” said Kellen R. Funk, a legal historian at Columbia Law School.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

My job as a historian, regardless of the topic, is to denaturalize what we take for granted.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Speaking to the Post, historian Julian Zelizer called Trump historically unique in his use of profanity and how it “meshes with a very aggressive presidency” and a high-dominant leadership style.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

“Gender politics are impossible to ignore here,” said Summer Anne Lee, a fashion historian.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

But the signals needed the right receiver, and it took years before they finally were spotted by historian Colonel Rose Mary Sheldon.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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