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BP named Manifold as its chairman last July, tapping an energy-industry outside to oversee a strategy revamp aimed at reviving the oil major’s fortunes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

So will Slot be around to oversee a recovery?

From BBC • May 25, 2026

He then issued an injunction claiming to prohibit the hospital from seeking relief in the federal courts that oversee Rhode Island under threat of contempt.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who recently emerged as a chief negotiator in talks with the United States, has been appointed to oversee relations with China, Iranian media reported.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

“We’re already shorthanded, and those beasts are going to attack again any day now. Besides, John Henry would be spotted a mile away, and, Brer, you’re needed here to oversee the Thicket.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia