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supervise

[soo-per-vahyz] / ˈsu pərˌvaɪz /


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State officials do not supervise the agricultural commissioners, who are appointed by and report to their elected boards of supervisors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Managing the risk is possible, Lahav said, but the more capable these systems get, the harder they are to supervise.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

It told the Mumbai police commissioner to supervise the investigation and demanded a status report.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Students either catalog recovered artifacts, most of which are ceramics, or "broken pots," as Anderson described them, or supervise excavation trenches.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026

He managed to get some breakfast and sleep, but was back at the scene of that fire to supervise the mopping up of embers in the early afternoon.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy

She lost a campaign for a judgeship in 2022 and two years later assumed her position in the county counsel’s justice and safety division, where she supervises litigation and advises county departments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Teens won’t be able to change those settings without permission from a parent who supervises their account.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

The key element is making sure that a physician supervises your visits and is available in person when needed by you or the associate.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

He also supervises the Guardian Council, which has the power to vet electoral candidates and veto parliamentary legislation.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

Yet the very next night, Hauptmann’s manner will be frighteningly closed; he invites no questions and supervises Werner’s work in silence.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

The approach also differs from some "black box" machine learning systems because it is supervised.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

The aviation company said Friday the aircraft flew 3,199 miles with no control inputs from its onboard safety pilot, including autonomous taxi, takeoff, cruise and landing, which were supervised remotely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Sisters of Nazareth allow requests for both remote enquiries and on-site research, but visits must be approved by the congregation and are supervised.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

While the company and its CEO had made optimistic predictions of growth, Tesla offers its robotaxi service in just six cities across Texas and Florida, along with supervised trips in San Francisco.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Isaac’s father, “Great George,” was meanwhile made the overseer—the man who supervised the enslaved farmhands of Monticello.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

He started his career at SpiceJet, said Captain Gurucharan Arora, former director of flight operations at the low-cost Indian carrier, who remembers supervising him on a simulator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Jackson, the public defender’s office renewed a motion seeking to disqualify Essayli from participating in or supervising the prosecution of its client Jaime Ramirez.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

The national government has already launched an investigation, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reportedly personally supervising the process.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Comments on the social media pages of several news outlets wanted to know who had been supervising the children overnight, while some called for resignations.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The architects respected him but were leery of his powers as supervising architect.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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