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supervisor

[soo-per-vahy-zer] / ˈsu pərˌvaɪ zər /




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The rescued men, both Nepali, were named as Sanjay Sah, 30, a mechanical foreman, as well as Maharjan, 45, a mechanical supervisor, by Home Minister Sudan Gurung.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

He declined to share expectations around the timeline for offering the service without a human supervisor.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Cerón suggested the dishes be tossed out, according to the complaint, but a supervisor told her they were needed for an upcoming flight.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

"For us, it's a little bit hard to use electric," explains Carlos Camarena, a supervisor for a California landscaping company.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Journeying abroad initially appeared the perfect solution to the complete lack of chemical facts in my head, a condition at times encouraged by my Ph.D. supervisor, the Italian-trained microbiologist Salvador Luria.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

The Barr report also described a risk-averse culture in which supervisors waited “to form ironclad assessments” that created a “hesitancy to move decisively.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

That was also the reason given by public-safety-tech company Axon Enterprise when earlier this year it cut hundreds of manager roles and reassigned small-team supervisors to individual-contributor roles.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

"A lot of people are going to get replaced, not just actors: crew members, visual effects supervisors," the 65-year-old, who picked up a lifetime achievement award in Venice on Wednesday, told the audience.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

The town is served by the Sheriff’s Department’s Barstow station, which has 25 deputies and supervisors to cover more than 9,200 square miles.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Girls now reported directly to their engineers or to the computer supervisors attached to the group.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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