as in dean
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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However, with the newest generation of voters, there’s a 6-point penalty for being an 80-year-old candidate, compared to being a 30-year-old one, according to a study conducted by Jennifer Wolak, a professor at Michigan State University.
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Ally Goelz, The Washington Examiner, 28 July 2025
Bose, founded in 1964 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Amar Bose and controlled by the engineering school, recently acquired high-end luxury audio brands including McIntosh and Italian company Sonus faber.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 27 July 2025
Other notable cast members include John Lithgow as Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore; Paapa Essiedu as enigmatic potions professor Severus Snape; and Lox Pratt as Hogwarts bully Draco Malfoy.
—EW.com, 15 July 2025
Other Caltech professors on the Mariner Mars team were Robert Sharp and Gerry Neugebauer, professors of geology, and Robert Leighton and Victor Neher, both professors of physics.
—Rod Pyle, Space.com, 14 July 2025
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Ally Goelz, The Washington Examiner, 28 July 2025
Bose, founded in 1964 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Amar Bose and controlled by the engineering school, recently acquired high-end luxury audio brands including McIntosh and Italian company Sonus faber.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 27 July 2025
Other notable cast members include John Lithgow as Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore; Paapa Essiedu as enigmatic potions professor Severus Snape; and Lox Pratt as Hogwarts bully Draco Malfoy.
—EW.com, 15 July 2025
Other Caltech professors on the Mariner Mars team were Robert Sharp and Gerry Neugebauer, professors of geology, and Robert Leighton and Victor Neher, both professors of physics.
—Rod Pyle, Space.com, 14 July 2025
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He’s been a ubiquitous character actor ever since, from the scene-stealing game show host in Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream (2000) to the college dean in The House Bunny (2008).—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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Nance is also exploring volunteer opportunities with Legal Aid of Arkansas after her appointment as dean ends.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
21 July 2025
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Task Force members include independent doctors, nurses and public health experts who volunteer to regularly review scientific research about diseases ranging from cardiovascular conditions to cancer to HIV.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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My son’s a doctor, and one ... is a fireman in Charlotte.—
Lauren-Kennedy Brown,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professor. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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