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supervision

[soo-per-vizh-uhn] / ˌsu pərˈvɪʒ ən /


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The companies have agreed to build AI agents—programs that complete tasks without the supervision of a user—for use by financial institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

But he was later released on an order of supervision and ordered to check in with ICE.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

But professional bodies warned that retaining experienced staff was just as important as recruiting new ones, to ensure appropriate supervision and training.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

It’s basic prudential supervision, and it’s well within the existing tool kit.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

The prison’s most famous warden, Lewis Lawes, called his memoir Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing—the number referred to the sum of the length of sentences of all the inmates under his supervision.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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