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presides (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of preside (over)

as in governs

to exercise authority or power over from 1923 to 1948 Palestine was presided over by Great Britain under a mandate granted by the League of Nations

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as in operates

to look after and make decisions about he presides over a vast communications empire

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The extraordinary visibility of men standing beside women during Woman, Life, Freedom demonstrated how far parts of Iranian society have moved ahead of the state that governs them.

— Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
The district, which governs most public roads in Ada County, often manages traffic and decides, for example, when to widen local streets.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026

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For those in Palm Beach County, Alpert JFS also operates its own Community Access Life Line (CALL), at 561-684-1991 for information, intake and referral services.

— Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Third Act now operates in about 30 states, with a robust chapter in Southern California.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of operates

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His fortune has also swelled thanks to gains from his private investment firm DFO Management—which manages his wealth and capital—and invests in public stocks, private companies, real estate, and liquid corporate credit.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
There’s always a guard on the take, a civilian who manages to lend an assist from the outside, or — as the case may be — a creative writing teacher who develops a crush on one of her inmate students.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of manages

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Murphy serves as the ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, which oversees funding for ICE.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Initially, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees ICE, said the agency was tracking miscarriages in monthly reports in response to The Guardian’s follow-up questions about the missing data.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of oversees

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Some act like the cool parent who supervises their child’s drug use.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
In her current role, Second Assistant District Attorney, Sprague supervises all homicides that occur in Plymouth County as well as all firearm and narcotics cases, according to her profile.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of supervises

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Before work begins, ask who owns those assets, who controls the accounts and what happens when the commercial relationship ends.

— Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
That’s partly thanks to US technology controls that limit Chinese companies’ access to advanced AI processors — essential for training increasingly complex AI models.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of controls

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Hundreds of those grants were later reinstated when a federal judge ruled that the slap-dash nature of the terminations violated the Administrative Procedures Act, which regulates how agencies are supposed to change policies.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026
And pets aren’t the only thing Cedarfield regulates, its covenants also prohibit residents from drying or airing clothing and bedding outdoors except in areas approved by the HOA board.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

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