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scholar

[skol-er] / ˈskɒl ər /


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It’s an unlikely second act for the former college administrator and scholar, writes Angela Moore.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

The purpose of the project, as is Alexander’s work as a poet and scholar, is to create a more complete picture of our country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

“His performance is the first I have seen to realize completely what the scholar Harold Bloom means when he calls this play ‘a tragedy of the imagination.’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Our laws are “absolutely not written with that in mind,” Bahrad Sokhansanj, a senior research scholar at the Institute for Law & AI, told me.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

I wanted the mind of a scholar, but it seemed that Dr. Kerry saw in me the mind of a roofer.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Historians, scholars and philosophers are stepping in to offer some solutions and warnings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Christensen had hoped to interest scholars in his work, but he could find none who would agree to write a film script.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

When it comes to Moudawana reform, she would have to face the country's religious scholars, who are mostly men.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Artificial intelligence is helping non-specialists unlock the secrets of historical sources, a trend described as a "turning point" in a field previously the preserve of scholars and dedicated hobbyists.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

But the stories he told have been confirmed by other scholars and researchers and used by many historians as a source on Jefferson’s life ever since.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis


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