in charge of
idiom
: having control of or responsibility for (something)
She is in charge of hiring new employees.
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Gutierrez-Reed was in charge of prop weapons on the Western movie Rust, which Baldwin, 66, starred in and co-produced, when a gun Baldwin was holding discharged and killed Hutchins, 42, on Oct. 21, 2021, in New Mexico.
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Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
Currently, there is no singular point person or organization in charge of caring for the lake, and no staff scientist to monitor the lake’s health, according to city spokeswoman Geneva Bosques.
—Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
The new report also used a different research firm and different method for counting than in 2022 — changes that Sacramento Steps Forward, the nonprofit in charge of the count — said did not impact accuracy.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 15 July 2024
Republicans reunited Republicans have been more united in recent weeks than Democrats as the party in charge of two of the three arms of government eats itself alive over whom to keep at the top of the ticket in November.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 July 2024
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Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
Currently, there is no singular point person or organization in charge of caring for the lake, and no staff scientist to monitor the lake’s health, according to city spokeswoman Geneva Bosques.
—Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
The new report also used a different research firm and different method for counting than in 2022 — changes that Sacramento Steps Forward, the nonprofit in charge of the count — said did not impact accuracy.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 15 July 2024
Republicans reunited Republicans have been more united in recent weeks than Democrats as the party in charge of two of the three arms of government eats itself alive over whom to keep at the top of the ticket in November.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 July 2024
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