He was hired to oversee design and construction of the new facility.
will oversee the new manufacturing division
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The royal household representative on the Royal and VIP executive committee [Ravec], overseen by the Home Office, is not there to advocate a position for a member of the royal family.—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025 On Thursday, Hesselbein noted the Senate's committee overseeing colleges and universities hasn't held a public hearing on any legislation this session.—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025 Starting in the 2010s, Burch continued to lend her expertise to major productions, overseeing local casting for such films as Iron Man 3 (2013), Hidden Figures (2016) and four films in the Hunger Games franchise, including the 2012 original.—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025 Lakewood Animal Control was overseeing the herd.—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 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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