rocket scientist
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The league has even employed pilots, air traffic controllers, and a rocket scientist.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
Also on board are former Nasa rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why the Dodgers have won one World Series in 35 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2023
And it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that most of what goes up must come down—in this case as showers of fiery debris pumping more metals into the stratosphere.
From Scientific American • Oct. 26, 2023
She talked of his many accolades as a rocket scientist.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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