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superintendency

[soo-per-in-ten-duhn-see, soo-prin-] / ˌsu pər ɪnˈtɛn dən si, ˌsu prɪn- /






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The fundamental work of his superintendency may be taking place largely behind closed doors.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2023

Cards accounted for just 2% - equivalent to some $16 million - of the credit portfolio of Venezuelan banks at the end of December 2022, according to the country's banking superintendency.

From Reuters • Feb. 13, 2023

While looking in Smith’s direction, she said she wants whoever takes the superintendency to hold other school staffers accountable for their involvement in responding to the two assaults.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2022

During his superintendency, Dr. Feeney presided over such thorny issues as school closings and budget cuts.

From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2021

She was going to take the superintendency of the third floor away from me and send me to the basement to the fruit cannery to teach cooking.

From The Demands of Rome Her Own Story of Thirty-One Years as a Sister of Charity in the Order of the Sisters of Charity of Providence of the Roman Catholic Church by Schoffen, Elizabeth




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