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oversee

[oh-ver-see] / ˌoʊ vərˈsi /


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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hired Simo to oversee the company’s product and business operations.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

He said that "visible progress" was needed on a promise to set up a National Cancer Board to oversee progress on improving waiting times and treatment.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

The creditor group is also seeking to remove Dish’s current management and appoint an independent trustee to oversee the chapter 11 case.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Energy Secretary Chris Wright traveled to Venezuela on Wednesday to oversee the signing of deals between Caracas and oil major Chevron, GE Vernova -- a General Electric offshoot -- and Italy's ENI.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

“As a public library, Mr. Lemoncello, this institution needs a board of trustees to oversee its finances and champion its mission.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

"Humans haven't seen temperatures as hot as today for, arguably, at least the last 100,000 years," Samantha Burgess from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, which oversees Copernicus, told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, who oversees the district, said in a statement that her team has regularly met with the transit agency to advocate for Eagle Rock’s needs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

In February, she was also appointed to the US Commission of Fine Arts which oversees the construction of the White House ballroom and other Trump-directed projects in Washington.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Sheriff Manuel Trevino, who oversees the jail where Castro had been held, confirmed his agency had not received any orders to continue monitoring Castro after his release.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

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

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

He oversaw the Heat’s scouting department and evaluation of draft, professional and G League prospects.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Hughes joined Liverpool in the summer of 2024 and oversaw the appointments of Arne Slot then Andoni Iraola.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

The funeral of the convicted war criminal who oversaw the massacre, the Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic, takes place on Monday after his death in prison on August 27.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Jefferies analyst Brent Thill wrote that another Adobe veteran, David Wadhwani, had been seen as “the rational choice” given that he oversaw about three-quarters of Adobe’s revenue through his position leading the company’s creative business.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

As Wild oversaw the preparation of the boat, Shackleton and Worsley climbed up a small hill they used as a lookout and surveyed the ocean.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

The Smithsonian operates independently of the executive branch and is overseen by a Board of Regents.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

Kim had previously overseen tests of cruise missiles and machine guns on the vessel.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

The NBA said both the "organisation and personnel" of the Clippers will be subject to a compliance and monitoring programme overseen by the league for five years.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The Met Gala is overseen by fashion luminary Anna Wintour.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

There were many portraits that had to be taken from Gresham College to Crane Court, and this was overseen by the obsessive stickler for detail Sir Isaac Newton.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

The clan overseeing the succession defended its choice of Kijanangoma.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Jamal Al-Mashraqi, an official overseeing work in Hodeida province's displacement camps, said the violence had pushed about 7,500 people to seek refuge in the Hays and Khokha districts alone.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

MUSINA, South Africa—For 13 years, Tinah Nemahunguni has been overseeing and operating machinery in the diamond-recovery plant at Venetia, the South African mine of diamond behemoth De Beers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

The report did, however, conclude that the woman once charged with overseeing the federal agency responsible for protecting American workers failed to follow several of her own department’s workplace policies.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Every week his picture was in the papers next to Monsignor Pittini, overseeing some good deed.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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