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Trump became disenchanted by McMaster because the national security adviser was too professorial, trying to cram him with too much information.
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Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2020
That professorial spirit is one of the reasons the Steelers signed Peterson to a two-year deal last spring.
—Will Graves, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
Ball of Fire features Stanwyck as a savvy nightclub singer hiding out with stuffy academic Cooper and his endearing crop of professorial colleagues.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2023
But Kissinger approved, implemented, and, in professorial media turns, publicized it.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
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Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2020
That professorial spirit is one of the reasons the Steelers signed Peterson to a two-year deal last spring.
—Will Graves, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
Ball of Fire features Stanwyck as a savvy nightclub singer hiding out with stuffy academic Cooper and his endearing crop of professorial colleagues.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2023
But Kissinger approved, implemented, and, in professorial media turns, publicized it.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Professorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professorial. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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