He was hired to oversee design and construction of the new facility.
will oversee the new manufacturing division
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A week later, Qasem Hassan learned that the School for Continuing Medical Education in Family Medicine, which oversaw the ethics course, had received a letter from several residents in the class.—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025 Eventually the archipelago was divided, with the western islands becoming the independent nation of Samoa and the eastern ones becoming American Samoa, overseen by the Navy.—Mark Thiessen, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025 In addition to overseeing Social Security benefits for retirees and disabled people, the Social Security Administration helps administer programs run by other agencies, including Medicare and Medicaid.—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 June 2025 The American Arbitration Association will oversee the mailing and counting of ballots.—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for oversee
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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