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[skol-er] / ˈskɒl ər /


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Jeanine Basinger was the first film scholar to elevate the mid-20th-century melodramas known as “women’s weepies” as a genre and art form.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

As a legal scholar researching the evolution of modern presidential clemency, I have reviewed every individual pardon and commutation granted by U.S. presidents since 1989, spanning seven administrations, from George H.W.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Dr B Amo Konyak, a scholar of Konyak society, says the changes during this period were almost like a disappearance.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Herbert “Skip” Cole, a UC Santa Barbara professor emeritus and African art scholar, has known Wolfe since they worked on a 1981 exhibition of Kenyan art at the university.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Someday, I’m going to be a famous scholar of the temple.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Every scroll that was successfully opened physically contained writing previously unknown to scholars.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

For scholars who study ancient writing, the potential importance is difficult to overstate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

One recent initiative of this type relates to the visas held by international students, researchers and scholars, and journalists.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

It would be decades before other scholars caught up to her conceptions of the soul in the Viking Age, or the intricacies of funerary ritual as preparation for a future life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

In those days it wasn’t unusual to find scholars of twenty and even twenty-five doubling back for more schooling.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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