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as in oversight
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
one of your responsibilities will be the supervision of all fund-raising activities for the club
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as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
one of the senior editors took over supervision of the project while the editor-in-chief was on maternity leave
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Recent Examples of supervision
In the remaining 23 states, NPs practice under physician supervision and mentorship through formal collaborative practice agreements.
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Jesse Corn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The lawsuit also alleges that IMPD failed to provide proper training, supervision and monitoring of Gossett's actions as an officer.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Oct. 2024
Tyson had been released from state prison on April 6 after serving 24 years on a kidnapping and theft case and was almost immediately declared a post-release control supervision violator for failing to report to a parole officer, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
—CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
At the time, Biden urged regulators to reinstate safeguards for banks with assets between $100 billion and $250 billion and to strengthen supervision over financial institutions.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jesse Corn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The lawsuit also alleges that IMPD failed to provide proper training, supervision and monitoring of Gossett's actions as an officer.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Oct. 2024
Tyson had been released from state prison on April 6 after serving 24 years on a kidnapping and theft case and was almost immediately declared a post-release control supervision violator for failing to report to a parole officer, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
—CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
At the time, Biden urged regulators to reinstate safeguards for banks with assets between $100 billion and $250 billion and to strengthen supervision over financial institutions.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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But as ProPublica reported this year, court oversight of these officials is threadbare.Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2024
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In 2022, the Electoral Count Reform Act, passed with bipartisan support, strengthened the original act by creating a system of judicial oversight, in which courts have the final say on the lawful counting of votes and determination of a slate of electors.Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ultimately, the environmental benefit allowed Caltrain to receive a waiver by the air quality management district to keep the locomotives in operation.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Just as the Great Recession was ramping up, in October 2008, Gorman and then-CEO John Mack reportedly called the CEO of Citigroup, Vikram Pandit, and asked to buy wealth management giant Smith Barney, which at the time had 15,000 brokers and $2 trillion in assets under management.Michael del Castillo, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Under the stewardship of O’Sullivan and his family, The Phoenix screened an eclectic mix of movies — blockbusters, family fare, independent and foreign language films — for both locals and visitors year-round.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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Doxa watches were brought back during the 2000s under the stewardship of collector Rick Marai, who created the template for how to resuscitate a legendary watch brand without breaking its bones: Stay absolutely faithful to the original designs.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
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In this film’s world, humans and dogs share control as rulers of the earth.Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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Trump has promised to carry out the country’s largest-ever deportation operation, extend tax breaks, punish his political enemies, seize control of the federal government’s most powerful tools and reshape the U.S. economy.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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To save time and avoid missteps, consult local talent for guidance on practices and processes.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The post refers to a Sept. 27 policy document from the Pentagon that updates guidance from 2016 and lays out the process intelligence workers must follow in assisting law enforcement and other civilian authorities.Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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Implementing carbon capture and storage technologies could help lower their carbon footprint by capturing emissions during operations.Sahit Muja, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The new Premier League in-house operation will launch in 2026, with more details coming in due course following today’s decision made at a Premier League shareholders meeting.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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In exchange for help from the league in obtaining loans, a country had to accept the league’s superintendence of its economic affairs.Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
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We were told that Russia used these companies to hack the brains of suggestible yokels, and that only wise superintendence of social-media conversation by progressives could save the world from fascism.The Editors, National Review, 31 Oct. 2022
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In an election similar to Trump's 2016 victory over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the outcome in 2024 also turned on immigration issues and the economy, particularly the high inflation rates of recent years under the Biden administration.David Jackson, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, the Biden administration wants more money for disaster recovery after this year's blitz of hurricanes, flash floods and wildfires.Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Supervision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervision. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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