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oversee

[oh-ver-see] / ˌoʊ vərˈsi /


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Puente said an AI agent would be created to oversee the system and "minimise the possibility of human error", describing the proposal as unprecedented.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

She appointed a special prosecutor, New York's Attorney General Letitia James, earlier this month to oversee a reopened investigation into whether criminal charges are warranted.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Raman has said in campaign materials she would expand the mayor’s community safety office to oversee unarmed crisis response programs as well as other city agencies such as sanitation, fire and transportation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Yet when prediction markets started offering customers access to a regulated peer-to-peer exchange, state regulators who oversee casinos brought lawsuits supposedly to protect consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

One person, instead of a team, could oversee the operation, and far less heat would be needed, since the heat could be transferred from one pan to another.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

German gas storage facilities are on average 61 percent full, according to the federal agency that oversees Germany's energy infrastructure and markets.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

At the Interior Ministry, which oversees policing, pensions absorb 30% of total departmental spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, which oversees export controls, immediately responded to MarketWatch’s requests for comment.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

This is a rematch between rivals for the job of running the Sheriff’s Department, which also oversees county jails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

I know that Walter is the man who oversees the theater, who helps falsify papers for the children in the crèche.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

Clad in caps and jackets emblazoned with their respective national symbols, Lantratova and Lubinets, often appearing side-by-side, on Friday oversaw the local ceasefire in the Russia-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

He was replaced by former Chelsea and Brighton boss Graham Potter, who oversaw a 14th-placed finish, but was sacked after only eight months in charge with the club 19th in the table.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The company also recently replaced chief content officer Bela Bajaria, who oversaw popular shows including "Stranger Things," "Bridgerton," and "Squid Game," in addition to pushing the company's live entertainment strategy, according to CNBC.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Bass, for instance, oversaw the reappointment of McDonnell’s predecessor, Michel Moore, shortly after her election and stood by him for a year before Moore’s abrupt resignation in early 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

In addition to trying conventional law cases, Witkin, Sidelsky and Eidelman oversaw real estate transactions for African customers.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The joke did not go down well in China, where Mao is revered by the Communist Party, despite his having overseen one of the bloodiest chapters in the country's past.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The program, overseen by her office, spent its first year clearing sprawling encampments in Hollywood, Venice, South L.A., downtown Los Angeles and other areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

In his third term he has overseen a drop in inflation and unemployment, and lifted millions out of hunger, but voters complain about a high cost of living and are fed up with crime.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Or because of the recommendation algorithm overseen by engineers in Northern California?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

There were many portraits that had to be taken from Gresham College to Crane Court, and this was overseen by the obsessive stickler for detail Sir Isaac Newton.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Borthwick's backroom set-up is already set for Australia 2027, with Richard Wigglesworth overseeing defence, supported by Byron McGuigan and Joe El-Abd.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Authorities overseeing the process have completed autopsies on all 69 people killed in the crash, with 56 identified so far, according to their latest update.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

The treasurer is the state’s chief financial manager and responsible for overseeing public investments and issuing bonds to fund major projects including roads, sewers, schools and affordable housing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The Los Angeles Board of Public Works has been overseeing work on streets, sidewalks and sewers since 1905.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

But the worst job, and the one I was usually assigned because I was new, was overseeing the steam table.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover


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