purview
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For decades, space exploration stagnated under the purview of bureaucracy-steeped government processes.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The contracts the Chronicle obtained provide broad categories of responsibility that fall under a host city’s purview — security, transportation and retrofitting stadiums, among them.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
“Discovery and invention remain the purview of the human mind and creative human genius,” Stassun said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
HUD Secretary Scott Turner said the Federal Housing Administration, which is popular among first-time home buyers and falls under his purview, would soon also begin accepting alternative scores.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
I had been reading and writing beyond the purview of the schools all my life.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Vocabulary lists containing purview
Common Senses: Vid, Vis ("See")
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