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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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Sadhwani, the Pomona College professor, said she doubts that voters will view Bass as a reform candidate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Stephanie Hunter McMahon, a tax-law professor at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law, isn’t convinced that a tax strike is an effective form of protest.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The son of a law professor and a pharmaceutical executive, Barshay attended Colgate University and Columbia Law School.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The case likely would have continued to languish if not for the sergeant’s chance encounter with a professor that fall.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Soon, Sophie would also meet Kurt Huber, the group’s favorite professor.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti