oversight
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“We already operate with strong governance, privacy, security and human oversight standards, and we expect those principles to remain important under any regulatory framework,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
"The causes of the explosion, any possible negligence and lack of oversight must be revealed transparently, and no one responsible must go unpunished."
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
On corruption, there’s more to do beyond oversight hearings—and there will be oh so many of those.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2026
The Crown Estate had told MPs that it did not have any oversight over how much Mountbatten-Windsor charged - and sub-letting was allowed as part of his lease.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Lawrence remained defensive about the oversight as late as 1940, when he rationalized it as the consequence of the Rad Lab’s singular devotion to improving the cyclotron at the expense of unimportant short-term discoveries.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Or need to take time to revise a document to avoid oversights and mistakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
But many cases come down to small oversights — and the people caught off guard are often the ones who thought they had it taken care of.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Alejandro, the gas station attendant, said he felt there were "too few oversights" of mining projects.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
Mistakes or oversights in DOT regulations could lead to lawsuits or even injuries and deaths in the transportation system.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026
And the messy apartment I was sure to walk into; the flight numbers and so forth left deliberately, so it now seemed, by the phone; both were oversights unworthy of Henry.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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