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preceptors

noun

plural of preceptor

as in teachers

a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school a preceptor at a small English boarding school

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Recent Examples of preceptors There are not nearly enough supervisors, known as preceptors, willing to take on students for those 500 hours of training. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 24 Aug. 2026 Nataly Degante and Mayra Vargas, who graduated in 2023, have begun working as preceptors — practitioners who supervise interns or students during clinical trainings — at organizations in Los Angeles. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026

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The teenager loved Kennedale High School and was cherished by his classmates and teachers, the post read.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
Local governments are running deficits, with many struggling to pay teachers and civil servants their salaries and benefits on time.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

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Good coffee, recovery facilities, saunas, ice baths and luxury beauty products available in the changing area, alongside pro-athlete instructors and more specialized programming, are all among members’ expectations.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Their union even sponsored a new law that prevents courses from being taught by AI instructors.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of instructors

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In the last fiscal year, Economics Arkansas issued a record-breaking 14,034 professional development hours to 5,116 educators in 210 training sessions, and 19,507 students participated in The Stock Market Game™.

— Michael Poore Special to the Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
As a council member, Von Wilpert authored bills to ban untraceable guns and launched housing grant initiatives for educators.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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