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
An heir to the Hot Pockets fortune also admitted to paying Singer $100,000 to have a proctor correct her two daughters’ ACT exam answers.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
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
About 36,000 employees are still on strike, including student researchers and teaching assistants, the latter of whom grade papers, run discussion classes and proctor exams, playing key roles in the education of undergraduates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 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
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
San Antonio Independent School District offers weekly testing to every student and staff member, a commitment that requires proctors to collect nasal swabs on area campuses three days a week.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2021
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
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
This year, the teammates took the tests from their homes, proctored over Zoom, through a Google Chrome program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2021
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
Faculty voted to require proctoring in all in-person exams starting this summer, reversing a policy set in place in 1893.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Detect’s hub is small enough to carry for travel, and telehealth proctoring costs an extra $20.
From The Verge ● Jun. 3, 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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