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profs

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plural of prof

as in professors

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Instructors and professors would still assign letter grades for students to know, but students' final GPAs and final transcripts for the first semester would not reflect them.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
After all, humans also imitate intelligence—children learn from their parents, and professors master the teachings of earlier scholars.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

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If blood pressure is around 130/80, doctors have typically advised people to make changes to their lifestyle, such as increasing exercise.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Midwives are medically trained to perform many of the same functions and procedures as doctors when women are having babies in low-risk situations.

— Kristin Wright, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026

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Aurora teacher Blanca Ceniceros is among educators in the area spending their own money every school year to support their classrooms.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
When employers, educators and community partners create that path together, small manufacturers can build a talent pipeline none of them could achieve alone.

— Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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