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regent

[ree-juhnt] / ˈri dʒənt /
NOUN
director
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It was only blocked after pushback from USC and Michigan, where one regent branded the deal a “payday loan.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

Sidoarjo town's regent claims the school's management had not obtained permits for the expansion of the building.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2025

“The regents will make this decision with the input of the governor,” said former regent George Kieffer, who chaired the board during the first Trump administration and ended his term in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2025

“Once again, a public servant is targeted for harassment and intimidation, and once again, it is a Jewish regent being targeted,” said Greenblatt.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2025

When I did visit, I sensed that my mother had been briefed by the regent, for she would question me closely as to whom I was playing with.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The admissions board will then turn to high school course requirements, submitting an initial report to the council in May 2027; the regents would take up any course changes at an unspecified later date.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The regents will discuss — but not vote on — the 15 high school classes required for UC admission, known as A-G, in a public session Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

The regents are scheduled to discuss the course requirements Wednesday in a public session.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

“I can see the regents being surprised that what they read in the newspapers about the testing debate is no longer true,” Stryker said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Soon, however, he seized the reins of the affair as leader of the regents bloc pressing for dismissal of nonsigners.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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