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as in operations
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
generally the dean left the day-to-day stewardship of the college to the assistant dean
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as in oversights
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
she believes that stewardship of the environment is everyone's responsibility
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Laura Carden-Lovell, head of operations at Transfer Travel, says the trend reflects how Americans use their time off.—
Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026 -
Everett required formal Traffic Impact and Access Studies, independent third-party analysis, modeling of event-day conditions, evaluation of shuttle operations and parking supply, and coordination with MassDOT and regional agencies.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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In another show, with a lesser writer, such incongruities could be read as character inconsistencies, accidental oversights, mistakes.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
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This update is the latest in a story with a laundry list of mistakes and oversights made by the administration since hiring Cook.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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In such a scenario, IPOs offer a better play for the Indian markets as managements and bankers price the issue attractively, drawing significant investor interest, experts told CNBC.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Past administrations, Democrat and Republican, have used Dilley to hold families who had recently crossed the border.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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This is something Director Smith said many of the failings of the First Step Act was because of the prior administrations misallocation of funding under the program.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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In fact, Lake County grapes are frequently trucked to Napa Valley, where they may be blended into Napa wines—up to 15 percent, according to federal TTB regulations.—
Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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This preservation is ensured through strict weavers’ guild regulations, a vigilant (both positive and negative) neighborliness, and careful resource management.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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In lieu of complicated controls and systems, these games seized on the high-energy gameplay of intense dogfighting moments, boiling it down into arcadey combat that was more accessible to the masses.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Then came write-downs of many of its iconic brands, like Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Maxwell House and Velveeta, in addition to a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission related to its accounting policies and internal controls.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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Police found evidence that two shooters had armed themselves and shown up there at Gonzalez’s behest, who allegedly relayed directions from Vega-Mendoza.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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This honorary mention is designed to recognise individuals and companies who dare to take risks and champion new directions in Nordic drama.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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Similarly, leaders of the far-left and far-right parties will be excluded from government, perhaps unsurprisingly, as both parties’ leaderships, including Le Pen if her appeal is successful, are expected to stand against Macron’s would-be centrist successor.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Stewardships.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewardships. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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