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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Lifestyle factors are known to influence ischemic stroke risk, but the dietary benefit for hemorrhagic stroke is a new finding, added Wang, a professor in the division of health analytics at the City of Hope, a US cancer and diabetes research and treatment organization.
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Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Eric Talley, a law professor at Columbia University, said some regulatory risks facing xAI may have to be shouldered by SpaceX investors.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Despite industry forecasts for a blockbuster resurgence in initial public offerings in the coming year, NYU Stern marketing professor and tech analyst Scott Galloway has issued a contrarian warning about the crown jewel of the AI boom.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Hirofumi Tanaka, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at The University of Texas at Austin, has studied master athletes for years.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 4 Feb. 2026
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Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Eric Talley, a law professor at Columbia University, said some regulatory risks facing xAI may have to be shouldered by SpaceX investors.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Despite industry forecasts for a blockbuster resurgence in initial public offerings in the coming year, NYU Stern marketing professor and tech analyst Scott Galloway has issued a contrarian warning about the crown jewel of the AI boom.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Hirofumi Tanaka, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at The University of Texas at Austin, has studied master athletes for years.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for professor
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Yerman said doctors used six staples to close a gash suffered during the attack.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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After three days of physical therapy and doctors’ advice, Vonn tried skiing on Tuesday.—
Andrew Dampf,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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In 2016, a team led by Su Yinquan, dean of forestry at Northwest A&F University, leased 14 hectares of barren Gobi land in Xinjiang to test whether Duzhong could survive and grow there.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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The deans forwarded 54 courses to the university's president, and 48 exceptions were granted.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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