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supervise

[soo-per-vahyz] / ˈsu pərˌvaɪz /


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Putin appointed former Economy Minister Maxim Oreshkin to supervise the company’s evolution into a wider online-payments system.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 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

Cool Teacher Mr. Jordan would’ve jumped at the chance to supervise a breakdancing club.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

It isn’t clear if Bowman, who supervises banks for the Fed, violated those rules by attending the dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 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

In May 2024, she joined the Justice and Safety Division of the county counsel’s office, where she supervises civil litigation and advises county departments.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 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

He is the latest former staff member to be convicted of offences at the school and will be supervised for two years.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Any use belongs in clinical trials or in carefully supervised medical settings, not in clinics selling expensive “immune boosts.”

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

“It will be a time for Brett to expand his skill set,” said Brian Adams, another BLS alumnus who once supervised him.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

He planned to pick up the boy from the supervised child-care center at 11:30 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Grace Wexler had supervised the decorations: copper pots hung from the ceiling; the pews were padded with flowered cushions and fitted with hymnbook pockets and drop-leaf trays.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

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

She continued that work for three summers before supervising the excavation of a late Roman site this year.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

The film’s supervising technical director was remarkably calm upon learning that the company’s most valuable assets had disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

Paige Osburn is the senior supervising producer of What Next and What Next TBD.

From Slate Jun. 19, 2026

He spends every summer at his cottage in Nantucket, and this year Andre landed the sweet gig of supervising his spoiled cat for fifty dollars a day the whole time he’s away.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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