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supervisor

[soo-per-vahy-zer] / ˈsu pərˌvaɪ zər /




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The supervisor of New York City’s pension funds, one of the largest in the United States, asked Anthropic to postpone its stock market debut until risks posed by its artificial intelligence technology are better controlled.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

This is hardly the behavior of an institution that thinks it’s committing a crime, or a supervisor that thinks fraud is happening under its nose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

In one case, a company was ordered to pay a former quality-control supervisor about $38,000 in damages after it replaced him with AI, according to the court ruling and his lawyer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Aden Medina, 20, who worked as a supervisor for Parks and Recreation, said he was fired this month after the city learned he was coaching for the Little League.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

If I had explained to my supervisor, Dr. Runciman, why I was unable to work, he would have helped me, would have secured additional funding, petitioned the department for more time.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Around 1,000 mine supervisors agreed to launch the protest after government-mediated talks between BHP and the union fell apart.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The supervisors voted it down, opting to study the issue instead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

But if a gap remains and an impasse ultimately is declared, the supervisors no longer would dictate the final offer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"The building is falling apart, the cafeteria is too small. There's zero budget, zero resources, not enough supervisors," Raphael said.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

It was here, in what Chicagoans called a “streetcar” suburb, that stockyard supervisors chose to settle, as did officials of companies headquartered in the skyscrapers of the Loop.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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