purview
Example Sentences
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He specifically instructed NOAA, which is under his purview, to take offshore oil production, pipeline maintenance, spaceport infrastructure, desalination projects and undersea cables into consideration, citing national priorities and economic interests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Constitutional meaning, which you write, is as much the purview of the public as it is the job of a jurist.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
The big concern should be open-weight AI models from China, distributed free or cheaply, which can be modified by the user beyond the purview or control of the creator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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
If Miss Genovese disciplines me in front of him, she will lose the impression that she has total control over all the operators under her purview.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing purview
Common Senses: Vid, Vis ("See")
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