purview
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He is right that the Fed has strayed well beyond its purview and should revert its focus to price stability and full employment.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
The contracts the Chronicle obtained provide broad categories of responsibility that fall under a host city’s purview — security, transportation and retrofitting stadiums, among them.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
It also stipulates, Nasr said, that if towns are captured, the urban centres will be administered primarily by the FLA, while rural zones will be the purview of the jihadists.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
“Discovery and invention remain the purview of the human mind and creative human genius,” Stassun said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
I had been reading and writing beyond the purview of the schools all my life.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Common Senses: Vid, Vis ("See")
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