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scholar

[skol-er] / ˈskɒl ər /


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Mr. Munoz-Mosquera is a distinguished scholar at Boston College.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

The experiments were led by Eliza Cornell, a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Lončar lab who is now a postdoctoral researcher at Boston University, and Zhujing Xu, a former postdoctoral scholar in Lončar's group.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

USC media scholar Henry Jenkins, co-author of the “Frames of Fandom” book series, said devotees arriving in search of a “Star Wars” museum must be made to feel welcome.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Slate writer Rebecca Onion spoke with a scholar of Butler’s work about why science-fiction fans should read this book.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

I liked to learn of her: I saw the part of instructress pleased and suited her; that of scholar pleased and suited me no less.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

There’s an assumption that the second half is Shakespeare’s, but scholars continue to quarrel over attribution.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

However, experts have questioned the artwork's provenance, with some scholars attributing it to Giacomo Ceruti - another Italian artist from the same period.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

The New York Times reports this week that scholars who specialize in machine consciousness have been receiving outreach from AIs to discuss the subject.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Such scholars eagerly read one another’s work, spurred on by new ideas and innovations.

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




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