rectors

plural of rector

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Noun
  • Protests are expected around the stadium throughout the day, including demonstrations by the teachers’ union and groups representing the families of missing persons.
    Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic Pikes Peak During the summer of 1893, poet and literature professor Katharine Lee Bates joined other teachers working in Colorado Springs for the summer and took a ride to the top of Pikes Peak.
    Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • The states argued that the policy impedes their ability to hire primary and secondary school educators and to staff public colleges and universities, will stymie academic research and will lead to a decline in medical workers.
    Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
  • Within a decade, more than a third of social-studies educators were coaching sports or teaching phys ed.
    Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • This trend of inadequate math preparation among first-year university students, UC faculty said in their letter, results in instructors having to reteach middle school math while the level of course content drops below what’s needed for advanced STEM work.
    Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
  • Learn to ride Atlantic swells from expert instructors in towns like Lagos.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Public schoolteachers are also holding separate talks regarding salary improvements.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Additionally, during the 2026-27 school year, the UIL will allow a 35-second shot clock for basketball that will be optional in all conferences for varsity tournaments and showcases upon mutual agreement between coaches.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
  • GoPros, the accessory of choice for mountain bikers, skydivers and skiers, are changing how Washington’s coaches watch practices.
    Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 11 June 2026
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“Rectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectors. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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