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superintendency

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






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Carvalho’s later Form 700s — for the entire period of his superintendency — are nearly blank.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2026

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

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

From Washington Post Aug. 5, 2021

It was then moved by Elder Kimball and seconded by Elder Woodruff, that Elder Lorenzo Snow be appointed President of the London Conference, and also to take the superintendency of the Church in London.

From Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission by Orson F. Whitney

How do you structure your relationships from your office to your 32 superintendencies?

From Time Magazine Archive

He rose rapidly in the ranks, filling several superintendencies in the old parent property before he went to Watertown, in the late summer of 1902.

From The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad by Edward Hungerford

At the same time that the Tsung-li Yamên was created, two important offices were established in the provinces for dealing with foreign commercial questions, viz. the superintendencies of trade for the northern and southern ports.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

The bare repairs and superintendencies of all which call for the remaining part of his income.

From ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. by ?sop

"Higher position in the public school service" meant, in the main, in the early days, city superintendencies and high school principalships.

From On the Firing Line in Education by Adoniram Judson Ladd




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