regent
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When his father became ill in 1990, the crown prince became regent.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
As crown prince, Haakon worked closely with his father as he carried out his royal duties and in recent years was handed more responsibility, increasingly acting as regent while Harald was ill or absent.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
The sole student regent position was approved by voters in 1974.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
On many occasions, however, the regent would arrange for my mother and sisters to be brought to the Great Place.
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
Among those summoned were members of the university’s board of regents, athletic director Warde Manuel and real estate tycoon Stephen Ross, the school’s biggest donor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
Liccaro, with its corrupt regents and impoverished people, would be easy pickings.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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