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scholar

[skol-er] / ˈskɒl ər /


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As a scholar of the American presidency and deliberative democracy, I pay close attention to how the nation’s chief executive exercises power and communicates with the public.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 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

As a medical and doctoral student in 2008 planning to become a neurosurgeon, he was named a Rhodes scholar and earned a doctorate in public health in England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Graduate student Meredith Nix and postdoctoral scholar Sai Gourisankar, PhD, are the lead authors of the research.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Julian,” he said curtly, “will never be a scholar of the very first rate, and that is because he is only capable of seeing things on a selective basis.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Yet other scholars, activists and intellectuals have their takes, too, on the Harlem Renaissance’s many political movements and bids for Black self-determination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The double hemisphere world map, known as Nova Orbis Tabula, was one of 12 in the atlas, and is studied by scholars around the world.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

And there are a number of other constitutional concerns scholars have raised about the structure of H.B.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 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

The three Fischers, prototypes of Talmudic scholars, were always studying: Joan her textbooks; Regina her medical tomes; and Bobby the latest chess periodical.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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