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profs

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plural of prof

as in professors

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More than simply creating programs, professors must try to prepare students for widely differing goals for using AI in their careers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Like so many of the other professors at VCUarts Qatar, Muscolino sought out a genre-defying career, moving between experimental film and video production for architecture firms while playing in a band on the side.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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Dubbed the White Wings, the sanitation workers sported white pith helmets and uniforms not unlike the lab coats that doctors began to don in the 1880s as germ theory took hold and antiseptics became associated with health.

— Rana Mitter, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Brenda González Rocha, who has lived in her south Omaha home since 2020, thinks both soil and paint are to blame for the lead that doctors found in her 4-year-old daughter’s blood.

— Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2026

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Receiving is an easier skill to improve than say, arm strength and athleticism, catching instructors say.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Aside from firearm education and training, Valkyrie plans to offer a host of special events, courses and instructors, the pair said.

— Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026

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Instead, parents and educators could consider the quality of digital experiences and what screen use may be displacing.

— Janice Mak, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Fashion Britain will bring together cities, cultural institutions, retailers, designers, businesses, educators and local communities, and unlock opportunities for designers, strengthen local creative economies and inspire the next generation.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

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