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docent

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Definition of docent

as in professor

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Recent Examples of docent Jerry is not a traditional docent. — The Editors, Vulture, 3 June 2026 Tours are docent-led and by advance reservation only, so don’t wander in. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 She’s taken photography classes in the area, trained as a docent at the Museum of Contemporary Art, and exhibited her work in Tinley Park, Chicago and Lockport. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 During their recent visit, the three docents set up scopes to zoom in on the nest. — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for docent

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Noun

Damrell has served as a judge in the Sacramento Superior Court since 2018, and is an adjunct professor at Lincoln Law School and visiting lecturer at UC Davis.

— Haley Parsley August 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026
After earning his medical degree from Columbia University and teaching there as an epidemiology professor, el Sayed became the youngest-ever health director of the Detroit Health Department at the age of 30, serving from 2015 to 2017.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of professor

Noun

Paint Like Bob Ross Complete a Bob Ross-style painting — complete with happy trees — in just one class taught by a certified instructor.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Feldman emphasizes hiring instructors who love community and kids, not necessarily master chefs, as the curriculum teaches cooking.

— Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of instructor

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The suspect was previously in a critical condition after the shooting at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School, near Bangkok, with doctors providing emergency treatment.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Health officials also recommend sanitizing any surfaces that came into contact with the lettuce and contacting a doctor if symptoms develop after eating it.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of doctor

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Teachers and staff from 63 Aurora Public Schools campuses used the resource, including preschool, elementary, middle and high school educators, counselors, therapists and special education staff.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
The first 50 Mental Health First Aiders are made up of first responders, educators, older adults and caregivers.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

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Pernkopf was a Nazi functionary who became dean of the medical faculty in 1938 and rector of the university in 1943.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Kuehl pivoted to academia, eventually becoming an associate dean of students at her alma mater, UCLA, before earning a law degree from Harvard in 1978 at age 34.

— Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of dean

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In the series, Sennott plays Maia, an aspiring talent manager who must juggle various relationships, including with her college bud turned rising star Tallulah (A’zion) and her schoolteacher boyfriend Dylan (Hutcherson).

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Police set up a strike force to investigate Jones after The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported in 2023 that Jones used his position of power, first as a schoolteacher and later as a popular broadcaster, to prey on a number of young men.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

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The series is devised and curated by poet/singer-songwriter/teacher Darius Degher who, along with poet-pedagogue Marit Anderson and local arts impresario Michael Schmitt, hosts the readings, according to a news release.

— News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Captain İsmet, Detective Kenan, and pedagogue Aysun uncover dark truths hidden in the town’s silence, where fear and guilt protect the killer.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026

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