proctor
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She applied and soon landed an interview, conducted by an unseen AI proctor with a male-sounding voice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
The proctor administering an exam in his pre-calc class this spring leaned in and whispered, “What are you doing here?” as Beyer handed in his test.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2022
These are the workers who conduct study sessions, offer crunch-time tutoring, read term papers, and proctor and grade exams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
The next month, two hours before a General Chemistry II test, the university’s testing service told Mr. Ogletree in an email that the proctor would be checking his work area before the exam.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
Then he told me how she had gone to the proctor to have him moved out and how the proctor had revealed enough low stubbornness to insist on consulting Shreve first.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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It goes back to the 19th century, when students petitioned to eliminate proctors during examinations, according to the student newspaper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Quiet descended as proctors distributed booklets for Round 1: nine Sudoku puzzles, with a 45-minute time limit.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Kayla and Kellie had turned in test papers with what the proctors deemed unusual similarities.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
The duration of the test, which will be administered at schools and testing centers with proctors, will be cut from three to two hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
One of the proctors interrupted them, an older woman named Roberta who often coordinated with the Placement Office.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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If the federal government could administer proctored tests in the 1950s, it can do so now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Tryfman spent five years as president of the state Public Defenders Assn., according to her campaign website, and has proctored a high school program on civic duties and constitutional principles.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Dr. Radhakrishnan, 33, was going through a similar process, proctored by his father, using the same website.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2022
Both Detect and Cue offer proctored tests on a video call, which give you verified results and easy documentation for traveling.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022
We drove to a larger town in search of Wi-Fi so I could take a medical school exam proctored on Zoom.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
Some classes have started reintroducing proctoring - the supervision of candidates during an examination - and spoken-word tests to avoid cheating, she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
For more than a century, Princeton University prided itself on an honor code so revered that proctoring during exams was banned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
As it shows, when Escalante’s students were accused by the College Board of cheating on the 1982 AP exam, they were allowed another try on a test with different questions and heavy proctoring.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2022
As the pandemic winds down, and test takers can gather in person again, the remote proctoring industry may soon be in lower demand and face far less scrutiny.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2022
One very important college duty, the proctoring of examinations, which would seem to be an entirely legitimate function of the Student Government Association, the students themselves have not as yet been willing to assume.
From The Story of Wellesley by Florence Converse
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