oversight
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The church said at the time the check did not take place due to an oversight.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Like any insular organization—police unions, the military—the judiciary won’t raise its standards without outside oversight.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
The alignment of executive pay with outcomes, the activeness of boards, and the oversight and reporting standards set by institutions like the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice are waning.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Progress on some of the health secretary’s hallmark initiatives—including efforts on ingredient oversight and ultraprocessed food—has slowed over concerns they could further drive up food prices, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
In the meantime, through an oversight that José Arcadio Buendía never forgave himself for, the candy animals made in the house were still being sold in the town.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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