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supervise

[soo-per-vahyz] / ˈsu pərˌvaɪz /


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Instead, Essayli’s office has maintained that he can prosecute and supervise cases as first assistant.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Managing the risk is possible, Lahav said, but the more capable these systems get, the harder they are to supervise.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

It told the Mumbai police commissioner to supervise the investigation and demanded a status report.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Students either catalog recovered artifacts, most of which are ceramics, or "broken pots," as Anderson described them, or supervise excavation trenches.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

It was only sensible and practical to supervise that place.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Teens won’t be able to change those settings without permission from a parent who supervises their account.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The key element is making sure that a physician supervises your visits and is available in person when needed by you or the associate.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

In May 2024, she joined the Justice and Safety Division of the county counsel’s office, where she supervises civil litigation and advises county departments.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

He also supervises the Guardian Council, which has the power to vet electoral candidates and veto parliamentary legislation.

From Salon Mar. 6, 2026

Yet the very next night, Hauptmann’s manner will be frighteningly closed; he invites no questions and supervises Werner’s work in silence.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Burials must be strictly supervised as the virus spreads by contact with bodily fluids, meaning corpses can remain contagious.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Perez Hilton was granted supervised visits with his three children after his mother was awarded temporary custody following his recent mental health crisis.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

When they began deliberating, they had to stay in supervised accommodation, with little to no contact with the outside world, until they reached a decision.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The Revolutionary Guard supervised deployments of missiles, naval weapons and drone launchers to positions overlooking the Red Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

There he spent the spring writing code, supervised by a man named John Norton, who Gates says taught him as much about programming as almost anyone he’d ever met.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

Parents supervising a teen account would get daily notifications of time spent, prompts to review settings and the power to adjust school hours.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

The number is likely much higher, said Lucero Ortiz, a clinical supervising attorney at the Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

She continued that work for three summers before supervising the excavation of a late Roman site this year.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

The film’s supervising technical director was remarkably calm upon learning that the company’s most valuable assets had disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

After Strong described at dinner one evening his experiences supervising the carpenters, plumbers, and electricians building his house, Lawrence drove him up the hill to the Rad Lab site.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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