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scientist

[sahy-uhn-tist] / ˈsaɪ ən tɪst /


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Lu Wuyuan, a scientist, moved to Shanghai in 2020 after three decades in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

One scientist is from Transylvania, while another is from Uruguay, where a chivito is a popular sandwich.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

"We should resist the easy binary: welfare won or welfare failed," says political scientist Bhanu Joshi.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Kantha Shelke, a food scientist and senior lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, also noted that different types of fiber do different things — and deliver varying degrees of benefits, depending on the form.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

“I understand. I want to be a scientist, maybe even a virologist, so I’ve read a lot about germs and viruses. I’m a bit of a germophobe myself.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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