He was hired to oversee design and construction of the new facility.
will oversee the new manufacturing division
Recent Examples on the WebGary Levine and Urooj Sharif will oversee for Showtime Studios, with production supervised by Tara Power.—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 June 2024 Once in charge, Rosie tapped her brother, Juan, to help oversee Jenni Rivera Enterprises, a company that in addition to music included a tequila brand, beauty products and a fashion line.—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024 This dispute involved the ways in which the SEC enforces securities laws: through civil actions brought in federal district court or through internal proceedings overseen by in-house administrative law judges.—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 June 2024 Republicans are pointing to a series of high-profile murders to argue that President Joe Biden is overseeing a wave of migrant crime as data on whether there is a true uptick nationally are hard to come by.—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for oversee
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of oversee was
before the 12th century
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