purviews

plural of purview
as in realms
an area of influence, knowledge, or understanding He readily admitted that the topic was outside of his purview, and anything he said about it would be mere uninformed speculation. As she rose within the company, her purview extended to many new departments.

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Recent Examples of purviews Corporate Functions · COO Courtney Armstrong, CFO Mark Badagliacca, EVP Human Resources Talia Robinson, and EVP Global Communications & Media Relations Brooke Robertson are expanding their respective purviews to encompass PTVS, in addition to their current roles at Paramount Pictures. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025 Other Paramount Pictures executives who will expand their purviews to include PTVS oversight include COO Courtney Armstrong, CFO Mark Badagliacca, EVP Human Resources Talia Robinson, and EVP Global Communications & Media Relations Brooke Robertson. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025 This is a new role at Valentino that merges different purviews, as Achille will oversee all industrial divisions and the digital and technology functions. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
  • These bog bodies tell stories of a time when humans were sacrificed to the gods in bogs, as otherworldly margins between the human and divine realms, or when social outcasts met a cruel, violent end for failing to conform to societal standards.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Dante populated his realms of Hell and Purgatory with figures, monsters and moral frameworks borrowed directly from classical Greek and Roman myths.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The team also found that recombination was more likely between enzyme domains with similar DNA sequences, particularly within the same gene.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • More broadly, a meta-analysis of over 100 studies found that fear appeals reliably shift attitudes and behavior across health and other domains.
    — Monique Mitchell Turner, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Chips are products of an organizational culture—both within companies and between them—that encourages people to look beyond their own personal horizons.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Speculators may play an important role in markets by contributing to liquidity, but success is measured over shorter time horizons and requires sophisticated risk management.
    — Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • That's the reason why a major trend in military spheres is to create counter-drone systems that are not only effective, but can be built cheaply and in vast numbers in a short time.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Soft jojoba spheres also provide a little physical exfoliation without the harsh scratchiness of traditional scrubs.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Purviews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purviews. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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