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regent

[ree-juhnt] / ˈri dʒənt /
NOUN
director
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In recent years, Levine has developed a friendship with another prominent bill proponent, Texas Tech regent and benefactor Cody Campbell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Gov. Gavin Newsom, an ex officio regent who appoints most of the board, has not taken a position.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

“The disappearance of the regent honeyeater’s song is a cultural issue, too,” Mr. Hoffman writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

In 2023, he was appointed a regent of the University of California by Gavin Newsom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

The regent said when Sabata was older, he would entrust the future king to Reverend Harris, who would train him as both a Christian and a traditional ruler.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

In 2021, the school’s board of regents approved the building of the 163,000-square-foot Leinweber Computer Science and Information Building.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

In his farewell address to the regents that October, he warned against allowing the Smithsonian to become seen as affiliated with one party or ideological bent.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Pressure on the regents to quickly decide on the future of the SAT has grown since early this summer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

The regents also opened a public phase of the effort.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

In one stroke, his misstep fractured his relations with the regents and alienated the faculty.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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