rector

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Recent Examples of rector Instead, the words written in her autobiography served as the guide for the two-hour service filled with hymns and scriptures, as Christ Episcopal Church rector Father Jonathan Archer read a passage from the book which was published in 2000 during her memorial on Friday. Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026 Sophie D’Amours, rector at Université Laval, adds that the university prioritizes the wellbeing and growth of its employees in part because the hope is for employees to stay long-term and build their careers at ULaval. Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 Ryan said Sheridan kept other board members in the dark, including the rector at the time of his departure. Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2025 When the university rector, church historian Karl Heussi, opposed Frick’s request, the students’ association, already dominated by National Socialist sympathizers, rebelled. Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rector
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Noun
  • In Silber’s revival, the wise schoolmaster Mr. Lundie is Widow Lundie, and the town flirt Meg Brockie is a pub owner pushing middle age.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The struggle inspired a young Newcastle schoolmaster named Thomas Spence to develop the world’s first basic income proposal.
    Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • John Lithgow co-stars as beloved Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 10 May 2026
  • The chapter recently held an alumni meeting at the residence of the headmaster of a local private high school.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Even in the United States, his student turned assistant Henry LeTang became the tap teacher to hundreds, from starlets needing tailoring to the great Gregory Hines.
    Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
  • The bill, which was supported by nurses, teachers, construction workers and service employees in Connecticut, is one of the biggest victories for organized labor in the state in recent years.
    Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • This week, Princeton faculty voted to require instructor proctoring of all in-class exams beginning on July 1.
    Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
  • Timothy James Shay, 51, was sentenced to 18 to 54 years in state prison for using his position as a private piano instructor to abuse young male students from the mid-1990s through his arrest in 2025.
    Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • The Kremlin also released footage Monday of Putin driving to personally pick up one of his old schoolteachers, Vera Gurevich, from a hotel lobby with a bouquet of flowers and an enthusiastic embrace before taking her for dinner at the Kremlin.
    Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
  • For schoolteachers, this is worse than whiplash, because there’s a crucial difference between the American-history-is-all-bad or -all-good preferences of the left or the right.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • At just 11 years old, Sean is already widely known for his science content and as a STEM educator, following in Nye's footsteps.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
  • Kate spent forty minutes with the president of the Reggio Children Foundation, former minister Francesco Profumo, and other educators.
    Stefania Saltalamacchia, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • The series is devised and curated by poet/singer-songwriter/teacher Darius Degher who, along with poet-pedagogue Marit Anderson and local arts impresario Michael Schmitt, hosts the readings, according to a news release.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Captain İsmet, Detective Kenan, and pedagogue Aysun uncover dark truths hidden in the town’s silence, where fear and guilt protect the killer.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Donald Trump, too, is scaling up a model whose original preceptor was Orbán.
    Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 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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“Rector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rector. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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