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overseer

[oh-ver-see-er, -seer] / ˈoʊ vərˌsi ər, -ˌsɪər /
NOUN
person who supervises others' work
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Europe’s systemic risk overseer is considering an inquiry into private-credit investing, with an eye toward any risks those loans may pose to the European Union’s financial system.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

Mehmet Oz, the Trump administration’s overseer of Medicare and Medicaid, said he may have uncovered huge amounts of fraud in Medicaid hospice spending.

From MarketWatch Apr. 29, 2026

The board recognized by the U.S. government as the legitimate overseer of PdVSA’s overseas oil assets vowed to fight to keep Citgo under Venezuelan control.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 6, 2026

The confused stowaway tried to hop away onto the freeway, but project overseer Robert Rock rescued the frog and released it at the top of the crossing.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2025

As Cora bent in the rows she looked out for an overseer, haunted.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

A striking convergence of events this week should have shaken the Pentagon’s overseers but so far hasn’t.

From Slate Dec. 19, 2025

The comedian, who returned to host Monday nights in early 2024 after nearly a decade away, acknowledged recent tensions with the network’s new corporate overseers.

From Salon Oct. 27, 2025

Pasta has been eaten in southern Italy since the Middle Ages, when Sicily’s Arab overseers introduced the drying of dough as a form of preservation, according to Amadei.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

Affordable housing grantmakers, lenders and urban planning regulators share agency letterhead with cannabis and alcohol industry overseers, professional licensors, car mechanic watchdogs and everyone at the California Horse Racing Board.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2025

Someone always gave a warning when one of our overseers was coming.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz




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