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emeritus

[ih-mer-i-tuhs] / ɪˈmɛr ɪ təs /




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The board then voted unanimously to grant him the emeritus title and gave him a standing ovation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

"If a condition isn't recognised as medical, it delays appropriate treatment," Christopher French, a psychologist and emeritus professor at the University of London, told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

“It’s the only logical solution,” says Stefan Szymanski, an emeritus professor of sport management at the University of Michigan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Ortea, professor emeritus at the University of Oviedo, was awarded a Medal of Merit by the island nation in 2023 for his work in the waters around Cape Verde.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

In 1884, when his health was failing, he retired as emeritus professor.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

Since 2004, the Ballards, both professors emeriti of pediatrics at UC San Francisco, have been piecing together ways to restore the creek, one small project at a time.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2025

Her mother is professor emeriti of Russian and East European languages and literatures, also at Rutgers.

From New York Times Jul. 29, 2018

The five additional honorary Cardinals — Archbishops and bishops emeriti, who are over the age of 80 and therefore unable to vote in papal elections — are:

From Time Jan. 4, 2015

She served on the advisory board of the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and was also a director emeriti of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.

From Reuters Sep. 17, 2011

Baseball's commissioner loves to kid Milwaukee reporters about their perceived infatuation with the , but he long has been on the Packers' board, currently listed as a director emeriti on the team's masthead.

From Chicago Tribune Feb. 5, 2011




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