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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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"It's a proxy prime ministerial election in a sense," says Rob Ford, professor of political science at the University of Manchester.

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

Sachin Maharaj, an education professor at University of Ottawa, called the proposal "a step towards the right direction," with a "recognition that social media is associated with behavioral and social issues."

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“The more this form of analysis gets extended, the stranger it becomes,” said Jonathan Gienapp, law and history professor at Stanford and a critic of originalism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Her dad is a professor, too, but he’s on something called sabbatical.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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