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oversee

[oh-ver-see] / ˌoʊ vərˈsi /


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Sheriff’s deputies then help oversee the removal of encampments, and people who refuse to vacate after being offered services could be subject to arrest.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Campbell will oversee Home Depot’s day-to-day operations and McPhail will handle the company’s financials.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Healey has made it clear he will oversee "strong fiscal discipline" – which will limit how much the government has to spend.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Rosen added new roles to drive revenue, oversee business strategy and grow interest in the franchise domestically and internationally.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Didn’t seem like the most sanitary guy in the world to oversee all the cooking, Thomas thought.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, which is managed by Caltech, built Perseverance and oversees the rover's operations for the agency's Science Mission Directorate in Washington as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program portfolio.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

Fewer 16-year-olds in Wales have been going on to study A-levels in recent years according to data from Medr, the body which oversees and funds post-16 education.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

By controlling most B shares, he also can appoint a majority of the company’s board, which oversees deals.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The federal agency that oversees the security of election systems was largely absent from planning before elections this month in several states.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

I know that Walter is the man who oversees the theater, who helps falsify papers for the children in the crèche.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

Okuda also oversaw the opening of Toyota factories abroad on the firm's way to overtaking General Motors as the world's largest automaker by vehicle sales.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Pintscher then served as its artist-in-residence, during which he oversaw a stab at the avant-garde.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Tanya Simon, the executive producer who oversaw the program’s recent success, was removed alongside correspondents Alfonsi and Vega, as well as senior editors and producers.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

Kim In-ho oversaw all of Rimpac’s maritime components, becoming the first official from an Asian country to do so.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

He helped Federal Express develop its package tracking and tracing system, then moved over to McCaw Cellular, the mobile phone company, built that up, and oversaw its merger with AT&T in 1994.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

Before Guardiola there were only two managers who had ever overseen successful title defences in the Premier League era - Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United and Jose Mourinho at Chelsea.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Among funds overseen by Ares Management, Blackstone, Blue Owl Capital and Golub Capital, loan defaults touched their highest level since at least 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Bondi told the House Oversight Committee in May that Blanche had overseen the process, which included delays in the release of files and major redaction issues.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

She has also overseen the restoration of ties with right-wing administrations in Peru and Chile.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Today, he reported, as the family moved inside to escape the twilight mist that rose from the river, he had overseen the carpenter who was splitting the white oak for the clapboards.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

The CMS is overseeing more than 800,000 cases in England, Scotland and Wales, involving more than a million children.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Infantino had looked certain to be unopposed for a fourth term after overseeing a successful World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada until his plans were revealed.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Under O'Neil's popular predecessor Kieran McKenna, who stepped down on 10 June after overseeing three promotions in four full seasons, the Blues targeted players familiar with English football.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Nunley, who is based in Sacramento, is overseeing the case.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Prior to becoming head of operations at IOI, he’d been a high-profile game designer, overseeing the creation of several third-party RPGs that ran inside the OASIS.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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