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Noun
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Cynics say this would be a dream come true for professors of philosophy and entire departments of philosophy, including a cushy overflow into the liberal arts all told.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026 -
The study, released earlier this week, was a collaboration between professors in the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard, the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford and researchers at Dartmouth University.—
Samuel O’Neal
May 19,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Abercrombie studied under more than 10 instructors while expanding into other styles, including modern, flamenco and character dance.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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The platform acts as a gradebook, a hub for digital lectures and course materials, a discussion board for classroom projects, and a messaging platform between students and instructors.—
Kelvin Chan,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Budget constraints are set to hit Massachusetts schools and educators hard in the coming year, with teachers warning well over 1,000 positions are currently sitting on the chopping block at schools across the state.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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Giannina and Frank Santangelo were career educators before retirement, including Giannina serving as principal at Valley High School in the Elk Grove Unified School District and Frank teaching physical education and coaching football at Valley.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Virtually all of them are written by women, often treated horribly by doctors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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There is no antiviral treatment or cure for measles, and doctors generally treat the symptoms or manage complications.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Public schoolteachers are also holding separate talks regarding salary improvements.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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The Kremlin also released footage Monday of Putin driving to personally pick up one of his old schoolteachers, Vera Gurevich, from a hotel lobby with a bouquet of flowers and an enthusiastic embrace before taking her for dinner at the Kremlin.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
Noun
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But if the online tool cannot be turned back on safely, school officials will work with deans, department heads, and instructors regarding alternate ways to end the semester, sharing more information before noon Sunday.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Possibly this was the case at élite law schools in the nineteen-nineties, where even the most obdurate deans could not afford to ignore their militant students indefinitely.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Nataly Degante and Mayra Vargas, who graduated in 2023, have begun working as preceptors — practitioners who supervise interns or students during clinical trainings — at organizations in Los Angeles.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Inside, the crowd was impassioned but courteous; even the river guides had tucked in their shirts.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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The service Awasi’s personalized one-on-one guiding service works seamlessly in Patagonia, where highly experienced and well-trained guides are with you from pick-up to drop-off.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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“Docents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docents. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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