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overseers

NOUN
person who supervises others' work
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But it acts all-powerful, seeming to know more about outer-space tech than its overseers at the Department of Defense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

The sensors transmitted my data wirelessly to overseers across the hall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

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

And there are overseers who make sure the people work hard, who live in stone houses in the corners of the fields.

From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker


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