prof

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Noun
  • Calvin Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University, said in this case, the quid pro quo is likely broken as Griffith had no way of knowing whether the recipients of the pastries actually went out and voted.
    Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
  • Andrew Whelton, a professor of civil, environmental and ecological engineering at Purdue University in Indiana, said that the EPA analysis was not definitive and that the agency used methods that are designed to assess average risk, but don’t pinpoint particularly hazardous areas.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • McMahon’s resume in education includes working as a teacher, coach, dean, activities director, assistant principal and principal.
    Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • Walz, who was previously associate dean and department chair of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, as well as as assistant dean for special projects at CONHP, will officially begin her new duties July 1.
    Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • There are doctors, like anaesthetists, who want to do things to patients.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • Yet doctors eventually assured her that physical activity for a recovering pediatric leukemia patient would be beneficial to his quality of life.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • The group included instructor Gianluca Benedetti; Monica Montefalcone, an associate professor of ecology at the University of Genoa; her daughter Giorgia Sommacal; marine biologist Federico Gualtieri; and researcher Muriel Oddenino.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
  • Culinary instructor Kaylie Kotecki said part of the pizza challenge is research, and students do this by going on the Wise Guys website and seeing what’s on the menu, what different items are called and the common ingredients the restaurant already uses.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
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“Prof.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prof. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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