supervise
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Nix admitted she had given a false account of the events to the coroner, but said she had been "in a panic" over having failed to supervise the little girl.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was on Tenerife to help supervise the evacuations, said that policy "may have risks".
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
After he returned home to South Carolina, Hencely sued Fluor Corp. for negligently failing to supervise Nayeb.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
Iran, which has effectively shut the waterway, will supervise traffic during the cease-fire and hopes to establish a system of tolls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“Ah, it would seem the LEP have capitulated. Butler, supervise the delivery. But stay alert. Our fairy friends are not above trickery.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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Power Prefix: super-
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Common Senses: Vid, Vis ("See")
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