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The government says the probation service has recruited 1,300 more staff and has also received new AI tools to help it oversee offenders.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Signatories agree to develop “robust” internal monitoring of models, use outside auditors to test them, and designate an independent board committee to oversee the internal safety team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Paramount vowed to create an editorial-independence board to oversee CNN and CBS News, the two news organizations it will control after the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Madigan will oversee 18 schools and academic units along with student life, libraries and enrollment services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
It troubled Leah that people thought our household deficient, not because our mother was parked at death’s door, but because we lacked a bákala mpandi-—a strong man—to oversee us.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
The program would be run by the California Housing Finance Agency, which already oversees several homeownership assistance programs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Its holdings include Staples, an office-supply retailer, and KnitWell Group, which oversees Talbots, Soma and Ann Taylor, among other fashion brands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The family’s Canadian contingent oversees an empire that includes Loblaw, Canada’s largest food retailer and the operator of Shoppers Drug Mart, one of the country’s biggest pharmacy chains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, who oversees appeals from the 8th Circuit Court based in St. Louis, denied the appeal without comment on Sept. 8.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 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 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
Kreiz, who has led Mattel since 2018 and oversaw its move into film with the 2023 blockbuster "Barbie," will join Paramount on October 5 and take a seat on the board at closing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The results and forecast come after the chief executive who oversaw a controversial rebranding campaign at the restaurant chain stepped down last month, succeeded by an industry veteran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
At the center of the hall, a series of DJs oversaw a dance floor and kept the mood relentlessly upbeat.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
The U.S. assistant attorney general, who oversaw the federal prison system, had asked White if he would take over as warden of Leavenworth prison, in Kansas.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
The church’s money was handled by a finance team and overseen by its elders and deacons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
The team tournament pits Europe - captained by Yannick Noah - against a United States team overseen by Andre Agassi.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Smithsonian operates independently of the executive branch and is overseen by a Board of Regents.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
A nondescript postal collection depot overseen by the squat man in a frumpy suit.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
At the time of the visit, the manager was overseeing multiple transfers from other locations including 51 residents leaving another building “due to flooding.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
He believes it is important that those overseeing LAX and Van Nuys understand how neighboring communities are affected by airport decisions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The overhaul of the Eccles Building and the adjacent 1951 Constitution Avenue Building was approved by the Fed’s board in 2017, when Powell was the governor overseeing the board’s administrative matters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Caroline Peach is the hospice's head of retail, overseeing 23 shops across Lincolnshire.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
On the morning of the twenty-sixth, I was in the ANC office overseeing the day’s demonstrations.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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