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superintendent

[soo-per-in-ten-duhnt, soo-prin-] / ˌsu pər ɪnˈtɛn dənt, ˌsu prɪn- /


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When police moved in, Wai threw a fake warrant card that suggested he was a superintendent in the City of London Police out of the window.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

When Wai started working at Heathrow, he sent a message to the former chief superintendent of Hong Kong Police's Criminal Intelligence Bureau Eddie Ma, who still had links to the Chinese state.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The Legislature would need to approve this change and also provide funding and staffing for the superintendent in an altered role.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The state superintendent typically takes advantage of the bully pulpit on education issues.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

To the district superintendent of schools, she gave a bad answer, but she did that only once, only to him, and if that answer was not good, her reason for giving it was.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg




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