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scholar

[skol-er] / ˈskɒl ər /


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Catherine is herself a gifted math scholar but had to give up her studies when her father’s mental health began to falter and she moved back home to take care of him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Mr. Benger is a New York-based attorney and legal scholar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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

De Maricourt was a mathematical scholar and, it would seem, a soldier.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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