linguist

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Recent Examples of linguist For example, linguists from the Max Planck Institute in Germany recently found that academic YouTubers began using words favored by AI chatbots up to 51% more frequently after the release of ChatGPT. Sam Klebanov, Fortune, 30 June 2025 Senior vice president of tech operations Joe Campbell recalls Shawe cold-calling linguists at 2 a.m. for assistance on a big translation project. Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 The Headstrong Project As a former cryptologic linguist with the U.S. Air Force attached to the intelligence community, Tahlia Burton dos Santos translated Pashto in real time to identify and subvert threats to military service men and women in Afghanistan. Robin Roenker, USA Today, 21 May 2025 Developing standardized yet flexible protocols for these qualitative assessments is an ongoing research area, demanding collaboration between computer scientists, psychologists, ethicists, linguists, and human-computer interaction experts. Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for linguist
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Noun
  • Sun has found comfort and satisfaction in his work as a novelist and florist after a difficult childhood in the entertainment industry, while Sung is driven to reach the highest echelons of career success as a team leader at Feel Entertainment, having seen her wealthy family lose everything.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
  • There was late novelist and journalist Meyer Levin, and most recently, Josh Peck named his third child Meyer Lane.
    Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In a world that grows increasingly interconnected, the role of a creative storyteller is to bridge cultural divides while honoring the unique voices of each community.
    Colin Dougan, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The jury is made up of experienced filmmakers, storytellers and industry insiders, including Paton Oswalt, Fred Durst, Otessa Moshfegh, Aaron Schimberg, Mercedes Bryce, Brandon Hill and more.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Jessica Kiang Film critic, essayist and programmer with bylines in Variety, Sight & Sound, Criterion, Mubi, The New York Times, The LA Times, The Washington Post, Film Comment and Rolling Stone, among other outlets.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
  • The essayist and Transcendentalist kingpin was impressed.
    James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Ari Ben Menashe, a onetime Israeli operative whom Israeli and American officials have said is a fabulist who vastly exaggerates and fabricates, claims to have run Epstein as an asset.
    Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
  • George Santos to report to prison George Santos, the fabulist former New York Republican lawmaker, is set to report to prison Friday — and he’s had a lot to say about it.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 July 2025

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“Linguist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguist. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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