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My postdoc prospects after finishing a doctorate in physics at Harvard were in Europe.—Vineer Bhansali, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 The cartilage began to bubble, which the postdoc thought was from heat.—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Nieder, who is now a postdoc investigator in biology at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, said more research is needed to confirm whether rig sharks make sounds under natural conditions without human interference.—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025 With reporting by Jon Cohen. Clarification, 24 February, 3 p.m.: This article has been clarified to indicate that the NIH postdoc program has been suspended, not closed.—Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for postdoc
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