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scholar

[skol-er] / ˈskɒl ər /


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If Mr. Sewell is less insightful on Dulles’s political activities than his philosophy, that is perhaps as much a failure of the academic discipline as the individual scholar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Bambaataa, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee, was appointed as a three-year visiting scholar at Cornell University in 2012.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Hilton joined Stanford University in California as a visiting scholar in 2012, and said he was applying for US citizenship in 2019.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Perry Zirkel, a disability-law scholar and former Lehigh University dean, said the need for testing accommodations for truly disabled students is real, but he worries about unfairness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Goedart was not a university-trained scholar, Maria discovered.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman




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