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  • adjective Without academic tenure.

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tenure +‎ -less

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Examples

  • Top college coaches aren't always eager to jump to the tenureless NBA.

    Can A College Shark Swim In A Pro Pool? 2008

  • Even so, before we get tenure, we do make decisions about our activities and speech in the context of being as-yet tenureless.

    FemaleScienceProfessor 2010

  • Isaacs said the tenureless system is pairing with another entirely different issue at the university of pay inversion.

    marconews.com Stories LESLIE WILLIAMS HALE 2010

  • Isaacs said the tenureless system is pairing with another entirely different issue at the university of pay inversion.

    marconews.com Stories LESLIE WILLIAMS HALE 2010

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