- past tense form of oversee.
oversaw
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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
One of the most powerful executives in Hollywood, Bajaria oversaw a roughly $20 billion budget for shows and movies for the global streaming platform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
Bassam al-Hassan, who oversaw Syria's chemical weapons programme and was a senior adviser to former President Bashar al-Assad, is being harboured in Lebanon following the Assad regime's collapse in 2024.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Hoagland oversaw the operation from our modest offices in Westchester County.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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