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chiefly US
to try to oversee all the small parts of (something, such as an activity) in a way that is usually not wanted or that causes problems
He micromanaged every detail of the budget.
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Canales likely doesn’t want to cause an issue, especially this early in the season, by mandating how the defensive play-caller handles his various rotations and depth chart.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
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Serafina handles supervision and discipline in the brothel, while Arcángela manages finances and connections with local officials.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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After all, if an attacker hijacks the agent’s credentials or manipulates its input data, the agent could take harmful actions faster and more persistently than any human user.—
Michael DeCesare,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Uniquely, Google controls both its hardware and software, unlike all other Android OEMs including Samsung, the largest of them all.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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History is also on their side because the party that controls the White House has nearly always lost House seats in the midterm elections going back to 1938.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Each module has a video component and addresses real-world concepts for AI use cases in automotive.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Firstly, the technology addresses speaker attribution through the color coding of captions and is particularly useful for scenes when multiple people are speaking through swift exchanges.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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If a publisher on the platform bites, the author then negotiates a publishing deal with them.—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Its Office for Civil Rights investigates allegations at schools and negotiates corrective actions.—
Fred Clasen-Kelly,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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In this photo, mama, who liked posing for the camera, supervises her litter of kittens.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cucinelli supervises the company’s image and communication, especially through social platforms, and has greatly contributed to reach out to the younger generations.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mushi takes his blanket and tucks himself into bed.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The brand’s signature protein-repairing peptide simultaneously takes a journey into the individual hair shaft to repair any damage, helping tackle a lack of volume on a long-term basis.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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By using pollen to reflect more of the energy, the camellia microgel regulates skin temperature, keeping it about 9 degrees Fahrenheit cooler for around 20 minutes.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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Schultz, a medical doctor, has helped run the agency that regulates the county’s emergency medical care system for about six years.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Micromanages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/micromanages. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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