professorial
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How he handles the rest of the crisis will have a big impact on how many in Washington perceive the professorial CEO moving forward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
"I don't think he would ever call himself Dr. Seuss had it not been for being at Oxford and having the literary and professorial aspirations when he was there."
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
Under the accident-prone and professorial Ishiba, disastrous elections left the LDP short of a majority in both houses of parliament.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Noticeably out of place with his full head of gray hair, rectangular glasses and professorial demeanor, Kennedy wandered among the crowd of cops and deputies, eyes peeled for suspicious ink.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2025
He’d be good-looking by today’s standards, well built with a full beard and kind eyes, almost professorial.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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