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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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“The question is, of course, who is the U.S.?” said Isabella Weber, an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

He attended last month’s gubernatorial debate at Pomona College, where the 56-year-old professor teaches psychological science and Africana studies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

He also met with Congress more often than his predecessors, according to research External link from Thomas Drechsel, an economic professor at the University of Maryland.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Four of the Italian divers were part of a University of Genoa team, including professor of ecology Monica Montefalcone, her daughter and two researchers.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“If you’re asking that, then, well, yes. I am absent from a class. But it doesn’t matter. Perhaps I can get my professor to credit today as a field trip.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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