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rectors

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plural of rector

as in teachers

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Saturday Morning Detention has two comics, Tay Brightman and CJ Marrinan, acting as the teachers to help keep the chaos organized and moderate the games.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
On Wednesday, a 19-year-old student at a vocational school in the Mazovian province attacked fellow students, teachers and passersby with a sharp object, wounding nine people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of teachers

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Collaboration Education organizes and assigns retired educators as tutors and helps economically disadvantaged parents engage productively with schools.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026
Safe, equitable and joyful schools built on strong relationships between students, educators, families and communities.

— Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of educators

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Everyone from the front-desk employees to the housekeepers to the yoga instructors were helpful and attentive.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
But Greene says Forbes Road instructors earn $11,000 less than peers at competitive career and technical education centers.

— Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of instructors

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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

Definition of preceptors

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Crazy scene postgame as Boise State and Fresno State players and coaches walk through the fans to get to the locker rooms.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026
Top college football coaches command NFL-caliber salaries; fired head coaches alone have collected over $1 billion in severance since 2015.

— Chris Park, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

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