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[skol-er] / ˈskɒl ər /


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Brooke Duffy, a digital and social media scholar at Cornell University, said influencers with millions of followers can demand payments that stretch beyond six-figures.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

As Stuart scholar Ellen Miles has written, the Lansdowne Portrait, as it is known, is “Stuart’s grandest American accomplishment,” a beautiful picture that “was quickly recognized as the best pictorial summation of Washington’s public role.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

“This is the ‘vino de cocos’ of ancient Mexico,” says Velazco, a 76-year-old scholar and entrepreneur.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

I’m a scholar of corporate finance and governance who has studied the vast reaches of Epstein’s business connections.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

He clutched the address of his old friend Mr. Lai, a Brahman scholar, who had invited us to stay with him.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan




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