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supervision

[soo-per-vizh-uhn] / ˌsu pərˈvɪʒ ən /


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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said there will be a presumption that all offenders released as part of the new laws will be tagged and have longer periods of supervision.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has sought to regulate the industry, with spokesman Hamayoun Afghan saying resources "used to be extracted erratically; it wasn't done under supervision" by the previous government.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

Arday has admitted errors in his work but denied plagiarism, saying his autism and a lack of adequate supervision early in his academic career may have contributed to those mistakes.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Perkins, according to the detective’s testimony during the preliminary hearing, is suspected of recruiting a group of employees under his supervision into the alleged scheme.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Not that my mother is the nosy kind, as she believes God in heaven can see you and that is supervision enough.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

Xi was quoted as saying China would crack down on corrupt behaviour related to disorderly capital expansion and platform monopolies, and would strengthen supervisions.

From Reuters Apr. 30, 2022

His scheme was to devise his own corrective biography, ostensibly with Miller as authorized author, while behind the scenes Roth would, in effect, ghostwrite it with proddings and minute supervisions of method and means.

From New York Times Apr. 1, 2021

Garriott said Taylor-Silva’s case motivates her to put extra effort into the difficult supervisions.

From Washington Times Aug. 5, 2017

That usually leaves the children with no federal supervisions once they are released to sponsors — where they are often prime recruiting targets.

From Washington Times Jun. 21, 2017

After finishing her household supervisions Elfride became restless, and several times left the room, ascended the staircase, and knocked at her father's chamber-door.

From A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy




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