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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Water levels in smaller reservoirs have likely decreased at much more dramatic rates than the larger ones, Anita Milman, a professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, told ABC News.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
But what Kennedy could do — if the Office of Management and Budget and the president agreed — is lower the amount of money requested for a vaccine program from Congress, according to a professor of public health at Harvard University.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
Shawn Fields is a law professor at California Western School of Law in San Diego, California.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Violent crime offenders who are released on parole put pressure on a system already strapped for resources, the professor said.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
But what Kennedy could do — if the Office of Management and Budget and the president agreed — is lower the amount of money requested for a vaccine program from Congress, according to a professor of public health at Harvard University.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
Shawn Fields is a law professor at California Western School of Law in San Diego, California.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Violent crime offenders who are released on parole put pressure on a system already strapped for resources, the professor said.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professor. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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