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
Then there are more nuanced co-management situations, such as Canyon de Chelly, which is a National Monument under the purview of the federal government, with the Navajo Nation maintaining some land and mineral rights.
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Joseph Lee, Vox, 26 Nov. 2024
Determining these values falls to the Relative Value Scale Update Committee, an entity under the AMA's purview.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The person Trump did pick to lead the Department of Agriculture—America First Policy Institute CEO Brooke Rollins—has much less obvious interest in its purview than Kennedy does.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024
In a similar shift on the programming front, Head of U.S. Networks Ignacio Meyer will add U.S. audio and local programming to his purview.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Lee, Vox, 26 Nov. 2024
Determining these values falls to the Relative Value Scale Update Committee, an entity under the AMA's purview.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The person Trump did pick to lead the Department of Agriculture—America First Policy Institute CEO Brooke Rollins—has much less obvious interest in its purview than Kennedy does.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024
In a similar shift on the programming front, Head of U.S. Networks Ignacio Meyer will add U.S. audio and local programming to his purview.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Given all of that, what possible threat could an email service launched by Elon Musk, let alone one that currently remains in the realm of rumor, pose to Gmail users?Davey Winder, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Earn rewards on your spending: Best credit cards for shopping In the realm of experiences, cruise company Virgin Voyages began this month offering its first product accepting bitcoin as a payment option — a $120,000 annual pass for up to a year of sailing on its cruise ships.Mimosa Spencer, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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The device is unable to determine the exact gas type and full scope of any leak over time.Evan Simon, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Text approved in June by Warner’s committee aimed to clarify the scope of the 702 program but was excised from the text of the NDAA earlier this month, reportedly at the urging of Ohio Republican Mike Turner, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, among others.Dell Cameron, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
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Think of an organization in any domain that has achieved something big in the last few decades.Adam Fayed, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The imposter site was created by a company called Namecheap Inc. on Nov. 22, a week before the Instagram video was shared, according to the domain information tool WHOIS.Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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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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But some critics have long been wary of medicalization as the best path toward an equitable psychedelic revival that ever escapes the medical ambit to make the most of their diverse potentials.Oshan Jarow, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Purview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purview. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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