regent
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He entered hospital on 17 August and his son became regent, taking over his activities.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
It added that Crown Prince Haakon, aged 53, will serve as regent while his father is on sick leave.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Zhou said her peers rely on the student regent post to raise concerns about policing, student workers and student services.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
A similar UC measure to add another student regent failed five years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
The regent gave me my first pair of boots, a sign of manhood, and that night I polished them anew, even though they were already shiny.
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 cast the Wednesday discussions as the opening of a months-long process to evaluate testing and student preparation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
But once it became clear that the regents would enforce the oath with the threat of dismissal, he decided that continuing to serve at Berkeley was impossible.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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