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as in management
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 oversight
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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Recent Examples of stewardship
The Clearwater Award is presented to a festival that prioritizes environmental stewardship and demonstrates public leadership in sustainable event production.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2024
Indigenous stewardship of ancestral rainforests can reverse that trend.
—Nemonte Nenquimo, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
Experts are bullish on the future of Jersey Mike’s under Blackstone’s stewardship.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2024
In April 2022, days after Elon Musk offered to buy the app then known as Twitter, the tech billionaire pledged that under his stewardship the platform would not take sides in politics.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2024
Indigenous stewardship of ancestral rainforests can reverse that trend.
—Nemonte Nenquimo, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
Experts are bullish on the future of Jersey Mike’s under Blackstone’s stewardship.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2024
In April 2022, days after Elon Musk offered to buy the app then known as Twitter, the tech billionaire pledged that under his stewardship the platform would not take sides in politics.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Clients interested in ongoing pest management can avail themselves of the company’s Gold Package, which includes year-round monitoring and treatment.Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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British actress Saffron Hocking has signed with Untitled Entertainment for management.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Nonprofits are ripe for financial abuse, said Robert Nordlander, a former IRS special agent who spent two decades chasing tax evaders and money launderers – especially organizations like The County Buzz that have no internal controls, independent board or oversight.Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The only way out of this mess is to make government oversight of those ripping off consumers effective, not to effectively eliminate it.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Then they were split into two equal groups and completed training drills twice a week under the supervision of an Okkulo coach—one group using Okkulo’s lighting system, and the other under normal conditions.RM Clark, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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Two years later, the trees were planted along the long driveway leading to John Woodbury’s future home, under the supervision of ranch foreman Tom Hoag, according to the Christmas Tree Lane Assn.’s official history.Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Accountability was also key in this new leadership structure.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Top Democratic National Committee members will meet in Washington over the next two days to discuss rules for picking new leadership and reflect on this year.Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
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Trump was irate after agents served a search warrant on Mar-A-Lago in 2022 in an investigation over the former president’s handling of classified documents.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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But in August, the VII Group conspicuously failed to live up to that symbol in its handling of a five-day foreign tour of the Bahamas for George Mason’s men’s basketball team.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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His autopsy reports no use of physical control by deputies.Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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Some Republicans, who are set to take control of Congress next month, have tried to push legislation that would have forced them to return to prison.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Many of those state goals are similar to the ones the Biden administration laid out in its plan to reduce antisemitism -- especially the emphasis on improving safety and security and building cross-community solidarity.WILL WEISSERT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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During Trump’s first presidency, tech executives, including from Google, Facebook and Apple, clashed with his administration for banning immigrants from certain Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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This includes continuous streams of data generated over extended periods and longitudinal care involving multiple modalities (therapy, medication, lifestyle interventions) that require integration for comprehensive care.Surabhi Bhandari, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Skin Check An insider’s guide to all things skin care.Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Stewardship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewardship. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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