in charge of
idiom
: having control of or responsibility for (something)
She is in charge of hiring new employees.
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In December 2024, Hannah Law and her husband went on a two-week vacation, leaving her parents in charge of their Labrador, named Woody.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Alamar, 64, was in charge of special teams for Rice (2023-24), briefly serving as interim head coach of the Owls after Mike Bloomgren was fired on Oct. 27.
—Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Potter’s first game in charge of 14th-place West Ham will be against Aston Villa at Villa Park in the FA Cup on Friday.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Russell Dameron, who is in charge of doing the research on each vehicle, personally sought out the exact year of the cans and crushed them by hand to match the film.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Alamar, 64, was in charge of special teams for Rice (2023-24), briefly serving as interim head coach of the Owls after Mike Bloomgren was fired on Oct. 27.
—Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Potter’s first game in charge of 14th-place West Ham will be against Aston Villa at Villa Park in the FA Cup on Friday.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Russell Dameron, who is in charge of doing the research on each vehicle, personally sought out the exact year of the cans and crushed them by hand to match the film.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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“In charge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20charge%20of. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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