professor

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Recent Examples of professor Advertisement Federico Varese, a professor of sociology at Sciences Po who has written extensively on mafias, estimates that the network of mafia members across the five families in New York City is now only made up of a few hundred individuals. Time, 24 Oct. 2025 Eichhorn, a professor of culture and media studies at the New School, begins by laying out a history of the yearbook as an essential, albeit regrettable, slice of Americana. Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 That list included members of the murderer's family, like his sisters Amanda and Melissa Kohberger; his parents Michael and Maryann Kohberger; and Washington State University professor John Snyder. Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 According to the professor, there were approximately 20 Black students on campus in the late 1960s. Essence, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for professor
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Noun
  • Amaney Jamal, dean of the Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs, said Mamdani's political rise is breaking the ceiling for other Muslims in many ways.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Chung, the former university dean, said there are virtually no chances for North Korea to give up its nuclear program.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After the second hanging, the town doctor cut Hooch’s head off, apparently looking for signs of syphilis (brain involvement is often an indicator), which might seem to explain his erratic behavior.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Gatwa’s final episode ended with the Doctor regenerating into the form of Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), the companion of the ninth and 10th doctors (Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant), but the BBC hasn’t confirmed whether Piper will, in fact, play the next Doctor.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025

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