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James Fame Ndongo, a senior ruling party figure and higher education minister, dismissed claims of a power vacuum last month, insisting the president continued to oversee state affairs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
He is aided by assistant prop master Robyn Monkarsh, who helps oversee the box backstage in which they are housed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Your future CFP, if you found one you could trust, could oversee the entire shebang with your accountant, assuming you have one.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Local farmers have also poured in to help, working shifts to oversee a ballet of tractors pulling in tankers of water from a nearby lake.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Jefferson would oversee and orchestrate this campaign and provide its rhetorical foundation, which enjoyed a privileged association with the spirit of ’76.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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In theory, the internal medicine or family medicine doctor oversees your preventive care, ongoing symptoms, chronic conditions, and referrals to specialists.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
Pacific Command, which oversees U.S. forces from India to Hawaii, declined to provide more detail on the status of U.S. infrastructure on the former base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
While races in road cycling are set up by independent organisers, the UCI oversees most of the events and can set standards for race management.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
They include digital customer experience, which Pavlovich oversees, as well as merchandising intelligence, empowering the staff and optimizing the supply chain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
“That’s Amokye. She’s a guide. Some cultures know her as Charon. Others, the Grim Reaper. She knows when, how, and where everyone will die. She oversees the owuo.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Former four-star generals, Pentagon officials and congressional staffers alike find a welcome reception in the industry they once oversaw.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Close, who oversaw nutrition for last year's British and Irish Lions rugby union tour, sees supplements as the "final piece of the jigsaw" rather than a starting point.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Since 1979, the Lakers had been owned by the Buss family, which oversaw an era in which the team racked up championships and put all-time legends in purple and gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Okuda also oversaw the opening of Toyota factories abroad on the firm's way to overtaking General Motors as the world's largest automaker by vehicle sales.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
To keep the world’s economies and trade running smoothly, it oversaw international exchange rates and payment systems.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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The invertebrate paleontology collections overseen by Drs. Cole and Wright at the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History contain more than a million specimens, and additional fossils are added every year.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
The funding round was co-led by Silicon Valley investor Menlo Ventures and the European Commission’s newly created Scaleup Europe Fund—a vehicle overseen by Swedish asset manager EQT that aims to support the region’s startups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
In 2024, changes were made to rein in ballooning costs – overseen by Shorten who had coincidentally returned as the Minister for NDIS.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Recent quarterly reports from funds overseen by the industry’s big players showed that loan health and investor returns are worsening, according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
There were many portraits that had to be taken from Gresham College to Crane Court, and this was overseen by the obsessive stickler for detail Sir Isaac Newton.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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House of Representatives subcommittee overseeing the Census Bureau from 1987 to 1994, said the report’s minimal methodological information raised questions about the accuracy of the results.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Hilton signed off on the custody arrangement in which Lavandeira will handle parental responsibilities, including enrolling the children in school, overseeing their medical care and anything else that may arise while Hilton navigates recovery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Chandra said that his previous experience overseeing IT at Lucid, including its role in design, manufacturing, supply chain and logistics, has prepared him for the new role.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Its role resembles that of an air traffic controller overseeing a crowded airport.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Brother Apunda is getting older, and he needs help overseeing temple maintenance, especially with the Bonding coming up in two months...”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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