oversight

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In a unanimous opinion issued Thursday, justices from the state’s first appellate district found that an oversight body in Sonoma County is legally authorized to subpoena the county sheriff’s office while probing whistleblower inquiries.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The former congresswoman, who gained fame for her aggressive questioning of chief executives and Trump administration officials while in Congress, also pointed to her longtime focus on oversight.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

And Anthropic’s coding tool, Claude Code, was winning over software engineers across Silicon Valley thanks to its ability to write software programs without much oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

In contrast to the pre-2008 period, large U.S. banks now are operating from a position of strength, supported by more than a decade of regulatory reform and oversight.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

But all of these efforts required close, continual oversight.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann