untenured

adjective

un·​ten·​ured ˌən-ˈten-yərd How to pronounce untenured (audio)
 also  -ˌyu̇rd
: not having tenure
an untenured professor
an untenured position

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At the center of the story is Nora (Alana Dietze), a 32-year-old untenured musicologist with self-esteem issues and a drinking problem. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024 Link is tolerant of young scholars — young and untenured scholars — who hedge. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 July 2023 Lopez, McElroy’s lawyer, doesn’t dispute that his client agreed to the untenured role. Jack Stripling, Washington Post, 14 July 2023 The unions were fighting for a salary increase that kept up with inflation; job security, including longer contracts for untenured faculty; a living wage for teaching assistants; and race and gender equity initiatives, among other demands. Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for untenured 

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of untenured was in 1969

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“Untenured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untenured. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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