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He was hired to oversee design and construction of the new facility.
will oversee the new manufacturing division
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In a process overseen by the Brazilian Cinema Academy, the film was selected from a short list of six films which also included Juliana Rojas’ Cicade Campo, Lillah Halla’s Power Alley, Karim Aïnouz’s Motel Destino, Haroldo Borges’s Bittersweet Rain and Nara Normande and Tião’s Heartless.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
From a legal standpoint, even if the NCAA preserves some authority in overseeing NIL in a post-settlement world, the NCAA would be barred from using that authority in certain states under their laws.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2024
But a State Department spokesperson told The Associated Press that other Haitian authorities overseeing the adoption process do not agree.
—Dánica Coto, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
According to the bill, the money will only be made available after the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Secret Service, provides a report to Congress related to the July 13 assassination attempt.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Sep. 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
From a legal standpoint, even if the NCAA preserves some authority in overseeing NIL in a post-settlement world, the NCAA would be barred from using that authority in certain states under their laws.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2024
But a State Department spokesperson told The Associated Press that other Haitian authorities overseeing the adoption process do not agree.
—Dánica Coto, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
According to the bill, the money will only be made available after the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Secret Service, provides a report to Congress related to the July 13 assassination attempt.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Oversee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversee. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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oversee
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over·see
ˌō-vər-ˈsē 
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