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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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“These are vulnerability manufacturing machines,” said Woodrow Hartzog, a professor of Law and Computer Science at Northeastern University who studies anthropomorphic robots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"While that sounds like a good thing, for Central America that leads to a lot less rainfall and potentially drought conditions," said Liz Stephens, professor of climate risk and resilience at the University of Reading.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The Coupang fine will "again draw backlash from the US" for its size, said Kim Dae-jong, professor of business at Sejong University in Seoul.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“He identified a previously invisible level of anger and frustration,” said Dan Schnur, a longtime politics professor at USC, UC Berkeley and Pepperdine University, of Pratt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Once when my schedule had been messed up, and I’d needed the Academy secretary to un-mess it for me; the other times were for office-hours visit with this professor or that.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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