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provost

[proh-vohst, prov-uhst, proh-voh] / ˈproʊ voʊst, ˈprɒv əst, ˈproʊ voʊ /


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Notable, then, was a remark made after the address, during the question-and-answer segment with UT’s provost, William Inboden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

“The grants and the scholarships will absolutely help” with enrollment and retention, said Heather Lattimer, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Cal State L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Mr. Halpern is the senior adviser to the provost at Yeshiva University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

A nearby church would become the cathedral and she would be provost instead of Rev Poobalan.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

A punishment tour for Clevinger was fifty minutes of a weekend hour spent pacing back and forth before the provost marshal’s building with a ton of an unloaded rifle on his shoulder.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller



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