oversee
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has blamed the Commerce Department, run by Howard Lutnick, for failing to properly oversee the export of high-spec Nvidia chips, as the fallout from the scandal widens.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
The Ipco chief executive, Richard Thompson, now attends meetings of an internal board in MI5, created to oversee changes because of the Agent X case, including changes in culture within the service.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Earlier this year Dallaire was promoted to oversee nearly all of Walmart’s high-growth businesses globally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
As mayor, Raman will oversee the city’s transportation department and will have the power to appoint new members to the city’s Airport Commission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Michael, and the goddesslike Special Operations officer who was there to oversee Queenie’s packing, and the RAF police sergeant, and the other agents who were flying out that night, watched with interest.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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Ian Buck, who oversees Nvidia's high-performance computing business, has also emerged as a potential candidate if the company is keen to put an engineer in the top job.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Although questions were previously raised about her perceived lack of leadership experience, Tingirides has been in charge of the department’s Office of Operations, which oversees virtually all patrol personnel, for more than a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Oman’s Maritime Security Center, which oversees security incidents in Omani waters, declined to comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, oversees the telescope and its mission operations, with additional operational support from Denver-based Lockheed Martin Space.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
“Monsieur Sinclair oversees the collection himself,” explained Gilles.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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Those in industries her committees oversaw fell about 37 points short of the Carhart model’s predicted returns; her other investments fell about 60 points short.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Bass oversaw the reappointment of McDonnell’s predecessor, Michel Moore, shortly after her election and stood by him for a year through numerous controversies before Moore’s abrupt resignation in early 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
He was replaced by former Chelsea and Brighton boss Graham Potter, who oversaw a 14th-placed finish, but was sacked after only eight months in charge with the club 19th in the table.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Clad in caps and jackets emblazoned with their respective national symbols, Lantratova and Lubinets, often appearing side-by-side, on Friday oversaw the local ceasefire in the Russia-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 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
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During her tenure, she has overseen an aggressive expansion of the company’s balance sheet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
In previous contracts, which were overseen by the Education Department, debt collectors were paid roughly $1,700 when a borrower completed rehabilitation, experts familiar with the earlier contracts say.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
The review was also overseen by Prof Jay, who is a child sexual abuse expert.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The program, overseen by her office, spent its first year clearing sprawling encampments in Hollywood, Venice, South L.A., downtown Los Angeles and other areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
Its construction had been overseen by an accountant, not an engineer, who did not know how to read a blueprint.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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Alikaram’s nearly identical application, however, was rejected, with the judge overseeing her case citing consistencies in her testimony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Executors are typically paid between 2% and 5% of the value of an estate, so it was nice — but not necessary — that you did not take any payment for overseeing your father’s estate.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
He is now actively overseeing the selective integration of the museum’s disparate collections, he said, by going against centuries-long practice here and mingling works of various media, such as paintings, sculpture and tapestries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
At Frankfurt University Medical Center, Würstle is overseeing the development of the facilities and procedures needed to provide phage therapy in accordance with the new recommendations.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
In addition, Professor Oikonomou was named the official archaeologist of the project and assigned the task of overseeing the operation.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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