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supervisor

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




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John N. Apostol, then supervisor of recreation at San Quentin, told Recreation Magazine in 1963 that the group served a twofold purpose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

Maan, 61, of Ashford, Kent, was the crane supervisor responsible for overseeing and supervising lifting operations on the site.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Luke, this is Ricky. He’s a supervisor down at the Pepsi plant.”

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

While contract negotiations are frequently contentious, historically the supervisors mandating final terms is rare; The Times previously reported that it has happened only twice since 2001.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Furman noted that in Comey's role, "she was assigned some of the country's highest profile cases and consistently received the highest accolades from supervisors and peers alike".

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Even with that announcement, Bass will have the lion’s share of political endorsements, including those of the four other county supervisors and county Sheriff Robert Luna.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

There were three adult supervisors and seventeen Boy Scouts, all charmingly incompetent.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson


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