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oversee

[oh-ver-see] / ˌoʊ vərˈsi /


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Dozens of curious onlookers gathered on Wednesday as the crew shut roads in bustling central Madrid, where AFP saw the 90-year-old oversee the set.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Rice will start this week and oversee a roughly $20 billion global content budget for scripted and unscripted series, movies, and live events including sports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Some councils oversee a handful of schools – including only four secondaries in some cases.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Skydance has said it will keep the Warner Bros. and Paramount studios distinct, though Paramount Pictures chiefs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein are expected to oversee both.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

She’d gotten permission from her parents to attend a boarding school in the city so she could be close to Olympus and oversee the rebuilding efforts.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

Recent guidelines from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversees Medicaid, said the number of hours should vary depending on patients’ needs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

It routinely oversees accounting standards at bigger institutions such as listed public companies, but not football clubs.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit oversees the southern portion of the project, which runs along a commuter rail line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The commission, which oversees voting in the world's most populous nation, has denied any wrongdoing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Sometimes he waits tables, other times he oversees the orders in the kitchen.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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

She confirmed the stage version of Yesterday would also be directed by Oscar-winner Danny Boyle, who oversaw the movie.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Bajaria oversaw the teams responsible for Netflix content around the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

That point harks back to a similar, unfulfilled promise by his father, who instead oversaw soaring deforestation rates.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Department of the Interior’s Office of Indian Affairs—which oversaw government relations with tribes and was later renamed the Bureau of Indian Affairs—had a field agent assigned to the Osage territory who knew Mollie.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

He has not made a Test hundred since, including failing to do so during last winter's Ashes, but has been in excellent white-ball form and has overseen a resurgence in England's 50-over and T20 sides.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Products tied to the stock market are typically overseen by the Securities and Exchange Commission and selling them often requires a securities license.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The former union leader has overseen a drop in inflation and unemployment while massively curbing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

He also vows more accountability when it comes to ensuring that all payments overseen by the controller’s office are cross-referenced to ensure that the work was performed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Its construction had been overseen by an accountant, not an engineer, who did not know how to read a blueprint.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

Marie Antoinette was out of her depth from the moment she set foot in France from Austria, entrusted with overseeing war and peace, money and poverty.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

At the time the 1736 FCC paid for these additional benefits, Adelkoff was already earning one of the highest base salaries among nonprofit executives overseeing homelessness programs in the L.A. area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

"We are very focused on advancing the closure of Rikers Island on the fastest timeline possible," said Dana Kaplan, who is overseeing the mayor's efforts to shutter the jail.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

But BP Batam, the agency overseeing trade and industry, blamed it on a prolonged dry spell and denied allegations from locals that water meant for homes was being channelled to data centres.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Madam Hooch, who was still overseeing Gryffindor practices to keep an eye on Harry, was just as impressed with the Firebolt as everyone else had been.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling


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