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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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"Some people might be surprised - global trade as a whole...has held up quite well," says economics professor Jun Du of Alston University.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“Dodger Stadium might be a sacred place,” says Joe Price, emeritus professor of religion at Whittier College, “depending on how much you have to pay for parking.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

In May, two additional workshops will be hosted, where a professor at Cal State Long Beach will teach an animation class.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The issue for Constance de Saint Laurent, a professor at Ireland's Maynooth University, "is not so much that people believe" disinformation, it is "that they see real news and they don't trust it anymore."

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

This time, the leaflets were written by their favorite professor, Kurt Huber.

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