as in doctor
a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university
a professor of chemistry Professor Williams will be teaching the class.
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What state law, education professors say Conservators have the power to direct, approve or disapprove actions of the board of trustees, superintendent and campus principals, according to state law.
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Amanda Miller, professor of sociology at the University of Indianapolis, previously told USA TODAY the behavior isn't all that new.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
But the case might not even go a jury, the professor added, indicating the close of the civil trial might result in a plea deal in the criminal one.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
His father, an Iranian-American poet and English professor at Queens College in New York City, has not responded to requests for comment.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Amanda Miller, professor of sociology at the University of Indianapolis, previously told USA TODAY the behavior isn't all that new.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
But the case might not even go a jury, the professor added, indicating the close of the civil trial might result in a plea deal in the criminal one.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
His father, an Iranian-American poet and English professor at Queens College in New York City, has not responded to requests for comment.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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But former employees of the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates medical devices, say there’s no guarantee that the devices developed with doctor input are any safer than others.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Waiting a month to see a doctor isn't necessarily a bad thing, since most pregnancies will go on to be healthy.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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Many of the homes that have collapsed were hundreds of feet away from the ocean’s shoreline when they were initially built, said Reide Corbett, the dean of the Coastal Studies Institute at East Carolina University.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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In his nearly 20 years in Miami as dean of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music and of all things jazz in this town, Berg has proven his knack for bringing unexpected combinations of great artists together under one roof.—
Helena Alonso Paisley,
Miami Herald,
4 Nov. 2025
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