as in realm
an area of influence, knowledge, or understanding
He readily admitted that the topic was outside of his purview, and anything he said about it would be mere uninformed speculation. As she rose within the company, her purview extended to many new departments.
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Recent Examples of purview
And so, the drainage plan remained as outlined — failing to meet the flood control district’s requirements and leaving drainage to the purview of the development’s homeowners’ associations, the records said.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
What’s more, some Chinese command centers appear to have live video feeds of various platforms under their purview, potentially limiting the autonomy of more junior officers and creating a sense that their every move is under the microscope.
—Sam Bresnick, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
While the Texas Supreme Court’s political makeup has changed largely without Hecht’s input, the inner workings of the court have been under his purview.
—Eleanor Klibanoff, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
This move represents a slow but discernible shift in the regulatory landscape, as FINRA attempts to provide some guidance for institutions and individuals under their purview.
—Steve Larsen, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
What’s more, some Chinese command centers appear to have live video feeds of various platforms under their purview, potentially limiting the autonomy of more junior officers and creating a sense that their every move is under the microscope.
—Sam Bresnick, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
While the Texas Supreme Court’s political makeup has changed largely without Hecht’s input, the inner workings of the court have been under his purview.
—Eleanor Klibanoff, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
This move represents a slow but discernible shift in the regulatory landscape, as FINRA attempts to provide some guidance for institutions and individuals under their purview.
—Steve Larsen, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purview
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With Eraserhead, Elephant Man and Dune to his credit, Mr. Lynch had already established his beachhead inside the realm of the bizarre, but this latest venture takes him a lot further.Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
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At the very least, the technology shows a rudimentary robot dance partner is within the realm of possibility.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
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But the full scope of the fraud did not become clear until 2016, when Mozambique defaulted on its sovereign debt and its economy fell into disrepair.Shayla Colon, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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The full scope of the damage will only be assessed once the fighting ends and international inspectors can access the area.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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In September, OpenAI's o1 model became the first AI system to surpass the scores of human domain experts.Garrison Lovely, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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This approach can help shed technical debt and create asset management simplicity, from security domains down to security controls.Kevin Lynch, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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If references and conversations about technology were, until a few years ago, considered either nerdy or relevant only to those who worked within its ambit, nothing currently could be further from the truth.Nitin Rakesh, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The memorandum does not even specify which government programs will fall under its ambit.Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Purview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purview. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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