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overseers

NOUN
person who supervises others' work
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A striking convergence of events this week should have shaken the Pentagon’s overseers but so far hasn’t.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

The comedian, who returned to host Monday nights in early 2024 after nearly a decade away, acknowledged recent tensions with the network’s new corporate overseers.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025

Pasta has been eaten in southern Italy since the Middle Ages, when Sicily’s Arab overseers introduced the drying of dough as a form of preservation, according to Amadei.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Because The Truth has no official leader, the BBC instead contacted six of its most senior current officials - known as "overseers" - for comment.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025

Only one of our overseers never threatened or raised her voice.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom



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