scientist
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For years, he’s relied on an agronomist — a scientist who helps optimize crop production and soil management — who comes around in December to test the soil on each field of his farm.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Likewise for a stalled computer programmer who becomes a data scientist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The research was led by Chunlei Guo, a professor of optics and physics and a senior scientist at the University's Laboratory for Laser Energetics.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Michael Modica of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said, the scientist spotted someone possibly trespassing on his land and called law enforcement.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Not like a medical doctor, but an astrophysicist—a scientist who studies the planets, stars, and other objects in space and how they work.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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