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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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“Money isn’t everything, even though it obviously helps,” said Andrea Godfrey Flynn, a marketing professor at the University of San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Understanding the connection helps both the clinician and the patient, said Dr. Jay Shubrook, a family physician and professor at Touro University California, who wasn’t involved with the new guideline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

A 10% to 30% first-day pop would be relatively normal, based on recent IPO history compiled by University of Florida professor Jay Ritter.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

"Unlike conventional materials, metamaterials are built with tiny, repeating patterns that interact with energy in precise ways," said Sheng Shen, a professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and senior author of the study.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

I wait until he’s out of sight before crossing the street, wondering why the professor seemed so strange, and who he was visiting.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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