oversee
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James Fame Ndongo, a senior ruling party figure and higher education minister, dismissed claims of a power vacuum last month, insisting the president continued to oversee state affairs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Your future CFP, if you found one you could trust, could oversee the entire shebang with your accountant, assuming you have one.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Local farmers have also poured in to help, working shifts to oversee a ballet of tractors pulling in tankers of water from a nearby lake.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Campbell will oversee Home Depot’s day-to-day operations and McPhail will handle the company’s financials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
He intends to oversee that project very carefully.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
While races in road cycling are set up by independent organisers, the UCI oversees most of the events and can set standards for race management.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
He oversees a team of IT workers at four hospital locations and says interns are often technically proficient when they arrive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The secretary also oversees an office that receives a significant amount of inquiries and requests on a daily basis.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, which is managed by Caltech, built Perseverance and oversees the rover's operations for the agency's Science Mission Directorate in Washington as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program portfolio.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
On my left side is a man named Chian who organizes and oversees all Trials taken in Los Angeles.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
He oversaw the company's rapid rise through an aggressive expansion programme funded with large amounts of borrowed money.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Okuda also oversaw the opening of Toyota factories abroad on the firm's way to overtaking General Motors as the world's largest automaker by vehicle sales.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
As part of the bailout deal, the government orchestrated the exit of GM Chief Executive Rick Wagoner, oversaw the replacement of a majority of its board members and imposed compensation limits on its top executives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Tanya Simon, the executive producer who oversaw the program’s recent success, was removed alongside correspondents Alfonsi and Vega, as well as senior editors and producers.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Initially, the US Department of Defense oversaw space matters, but President Eisenhower saw the need for a civilian space agency.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
The invertebrate paleontology collections overseen by Drs. Cole and Wright at the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History contain more than a million specimens, and additional fossils are added every year.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Masino, who had overseen the rebranding, said she wanted to stick it out, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
In 2024, changes were made to rein in ballooning costs – overseen by Shorten who had coincidentally returned as the Minister for NDIS.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Among funds overseen by Ares Management, Blackstone, Blue Owl Capital and Golub Capital, loan defaults touched their highest level since at least 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The whole operation would be overseen by the two deeply invested Davids—Axelrod and Plouffe.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
House of Representatives subcommittee overseeing the Census Bureau from 1987 to 1994, said the report’s minimal methodological information raised questions about the accuracy of the results.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Hilton signed off on the custody arrangement in which Lavandeira will handle parental responsibilities, including enrolling the children in school, overseeing their medical care and anything else that may arise while Hilton navigates recovery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The first trial was dramatically annulled last year after two-and-a-half months of hearings, following revelations that one of the judges overseeing it took part in a clandestine documentary about the case.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Chandra said that his previous experience overseeing IT at Lucid, including its role in design, manufacturing, supply chain and logistics, has prepared him for the new role.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Brother Apunda is getting older, and he needs help overseeing temple maintenance, especially with the Bonding coming up in two months...”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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