Example Sentences

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This forces department chairs, deans, provosts and research vice presidents to own the veracity of every proposed publication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Among those backing the effort are former New College provosts, Bard College in New York and PEN America, a free expression advocacy group.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2023

The study added that between 1636 and 1834, 79 lord provosts were nominated to Glasgow Town Council, 40 of whom had connections to Atlantic slavery and others who owned enslaved people.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2022

Some will mostly keep college provosts up at night.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2021

In this church David, the hapless Earl of Rothesay, wedded Marjory, the founder's daughter, in 1400, and one of its provosts was Thomas Barry, who celebrated the victory of Otterburn in Latin verse.

From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Butler, Dugald