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oversee

[oh-ver-see] / ˌoʊ vərˈsi /


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The fifth plenum comes ahead of a major party congress next year, where 73-year-old Xi is almost certain to secure a historic fourth term and oversee a leadership reshuffle.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

The smaller-sized format can pose logistical issues, with more games and more coaches and volunteers needed to oversee them.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Rice will oversee the film team until a new film head is announced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

With misgivings, the king allowed his father to oversee the project, for it was true that he had many other things to do.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

In January 2025, the Postal Regulatory Commission, which oversees the Postal Service, warned that moving forward with the plan would be disruptive to rural communities and might not save as much money as expected.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 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

Judge Ana Reyes has scheduled a follow-up hearing for Monday and ordered senior officials with the Interior Department, which oversees the property, to testify.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

There is hard evidence of a community money club that John Kwang oversees.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The U.S. government initiated and oversaw the entire enterprise that unleashed the atom and made the bomb.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Both—though they oversaw Sing Sing’s executions— were against the death penalty.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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

Cremo, who has overseen "Bardo" since it was commissioned eight years ago, spoke with AFP from Warsaw on the eve of the premiere of "Mothers of Kherson," which the Met commissioned in 2023.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 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

But Hamilton thought the conditions for economic development needed to be created, then enduringly overseen.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Jenny Birch, who has been overseeing the investigation, urged anyone with information "no matter how small" to contact police.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

Weiss replaced Claire Day, a longtime veteran of the network, with Shayndi Rice, a former Wall Street Journal editor, overseeing all of the network’s international operations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Alberta's office responsible for overseeing provincial elections said the advance voting station in Wainwright had closed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

A silver-haired Martial with a soldier’s build—the captain, I assume—is overseeing a group of Plebeians and Scholar slaves stacking boxes of cargo.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir


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