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supervising



ADJECTIVE
controlling
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Our Rescue provided resources to help pay for software to search suspects’ computers and cellphones, according to Liam Doyle, supervising investigator with the district attorney’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The setup is the work of two technicians led by Frédéric Dorieux, who has been supervising the visual and lighting design since the show launched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

“You’ve got to make sure they do the right things,” he said, “and that requires paying attention and supervising them, if you will. Politicians are supposed to work for us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Speaking to Radio Times, supervising locations manager Deon du Preez said finding and building locations used for the series was "an incredible privilege".

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Gerald Black, at his own request, was supervising the mushrooming wooden partitions that were springing up in a bellying circle on the vaulted third floor of Radiation Building 2.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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