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supervise

[soo-per-vahyz] / ˈsu pərˌvaɪz /


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State officials do not supervise the agricultural commissioners, who are appointed by and report to their elected boards of supervisors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 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

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

The front-line workers are overseen by behavior analysts, more highly trained professionals who often have master’s degrees and licenses and can supervise multiple technicians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

It had to be about time for the dealers to change shifts, and he liked to supervise them himself.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

She lost a campaign for a judgeship in 2022 and two years later assumed her position in the county counsel’s justice and safety division, where she supervises litigation and advises county departments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

It isn’t clear if Bowman, who supervises banks for the Fed, violated those rules by attending the dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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

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

AI agents, he says, should be supervised when given a task, as humans typically are.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Our work has shown that older people are willing to try strength training, even if they have never done it before, when exercises are tailored to their needs and supervised by qualified professionals.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

But then on Thursday, a felony arrest warrant was filed for Shrine for alleged violation of post-release community supervision, a type of supervised release similar to parole, in Contra Costa County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

While the company and its CEO had made optimistic predictions of growth, Tesla offers its robotaxi service in just six cities across Texas and Florida, along with supervised trips in San Francisco.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

“What magazines did you use?” asked Anderson, the female CO who supervised the barbershop downstairs.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

On the day we visited, Olena was busy ferrying supplies to the house and supervising the installation of a new door.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

He started his career at SpiceJet, said Captain Gurucharan Arora, former director of flight operations at the low-cost Indian carrier, who remembers supervising him on a simulator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

A two-time Oscar-winning supervising sound editor, Baker Landers is vice president of California Post Alliance, the group sponsoring the bill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

The national government has already launched an investigation, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reportedly personally supervising the process.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

When S-l reconvened the next day, Compton was awarded responsibility for supervising the theoretical research on U-235 and plutonium.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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