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regent

[ree-juhnt] / ˈri dʒənt /
NOUN
director
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In recent years, Levine has developed a friendship with another prominent bill proponent, Texas Tech regent and benefactor Cody Campbell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Gov. Gavin Newsom, an ex officio regent who appoints 18 of the 26 board members, has not taken a position.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

His son, Crown Prince Haakon, 53, has been serving as regent while his father is on leave.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

“The disappearance of the regent honeyeater’s song is a cultural issue, too,” Mr. Hoffman writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

In talking about Reverend Harris, however, the regent, for the first time, gave me a lecture on how I was to conduct myself.

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

Harvey K. Rosenbaum, an emeritus clinical professor of anesthesiology at UCLA’s medical school, thanked Frenk for his “forthright statement” during public comment at this week’s UC regents meetings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The senate plans to send its recommendation to regents by June.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

In the meantime, Sproul was able to push the regents to commit themselves as a board to more funding from university resources.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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