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oversee

[oh-ver-see] / ˌoʊ vərˈsi /


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Skydance has said it will keep the Warner Bros. and Paramount studios distinct, though Paramount Pictures chiefs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein are expected to oversee both.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

In this role, he will manage a team of 10 and oversee fund commitments, co-investments, investor relations and insight-sharing with limited partners, the firm said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Judge Peter Hampton, who did not oversee the bail condition applications at earlier hearings, but sentenced all three brothers in June, described Amar Ilyas as having "taken the coward's route and fled".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The office will also oversee the Armed Forces Chaplains Board and advocate for funding for religious programs across the military.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Shrouded demigods, both Greek and Roman, were burned at the campfire, and Chiron asked Nico to oversee the burial rites.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, now allows mortgage lenders to use VantageScore, a metric co-developed by the U.S.’s three big credit-reporting companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The Election Commission of India, which oversees the voting process in the world's most populous nation, has denied wrongdoing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

SpaceX executive Lauren Dreyer, who oversees Starlink's business operations, said the company had spent years working with Indian regulators and had built security controls into its network to meet the country's requirements.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Grammy winner Dean’s mellow love ballad “I’ve Seen It” is at the center of a copyright infringement case brought by the music group that oversees Withers’ catalog.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Sometimes he waits tables, other times he oversees the orders in the kitchen.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Bassam al-Hassan, who oversaw Syria's chemical weapons programme and was a senior adviser to former President Bashar al-Assad, is being harboured in Lebanon following the Assad regime's collapse in 2024.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The duo oversaw the studio for the last four years, providing a mixed bag of hits and misses for the Burbank-based studio.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

When he was done, there was only one outstanding key to the single mechanical lock on the entire building—held by Kevin Simpson, who oversaw Inter-Con’s security guards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

He oversaw the New York Times’s successful transformation into a dominant digital news product during his run as president and chief executive from 2012 to 2020.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

I made sure that sick boys got medical attention and oversaw the distribution of food.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

He also vows more accountability when it comes to ensuring that all payments overseen by the controller’s office are cross-referenced to ensure that the work was performed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

He has also overseen dozens of CEO transitions as an independent director at U.S. and European companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The vehicle authority, overseen by a governor-appointed board that includes Laredo’s police chief, Miguel Rodriguez, had completely covered Laredo’s installation costs for its 165 cameras, according to a police department spokesperson.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

This isn't the first adaptation of Resident Evil, which was brought to cinema screens in 2002 - the first of six films overseen by writer-director Paul WS Anderson.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Often, Winnie’s visits were overseen by Warrant Officer James Gregory, who had been a censor on Robben Island.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Zuckerberg subsequently made Wang the company's chief AI officer overseeing its newly formed division called Superintelligence Labs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Hanju Kim, an integrated M.S./Ph.D. student, participated as a co-author, with Professor Ryu overseeing the research.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Robert Toth's main job is overseeing The Wall Street Journal's special reports on small business and editing stories for the other special reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Maan, 61, of Ashford, Kent, was the crane supervisor responsible for overseeing and supervising lifting operations on the site.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

In the main, I tried to convey to him some of the 'know-how', as he put it, involved in overseeing large events of the sort we used often to have.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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