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professor

[pruh-fes-er] / prəˈfɛs ər /


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"It's created a stage that not only legal observers are watching, but regulators and lawmakers are watching closely as well," Eric Talley, a lawyer and professor at Columbia Law School, said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Dennis Culhane is a professor of social policy at the University of Pennsylvania.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“Lee is trying to walk a line between his leftist roots and a very pragmatic shift,” says Benjamin Engel, a Korean studies professor at Dankook University outside Seoul.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“He identified a previously invisible level of anger and frustration,” said Dan Schnur, a longtime politics professor at USC, UC Berkeley and Pepperdine University, of Pratt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Every other professor was happy with their yes, sirs and no, ma’ams, but Green had never been impressed with me.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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