oversight
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But in the meantime, many feel strengthening oversight overall is vital if development continues at its same, frenzied pace.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Dam safety laws allowed municipalities with their own engineering departments to operate without state oversight, and Mulholland had taken advantage of this loophole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Beijing hasn’t officially banned red-chips from listing, but their paths to IPO face heightened oversight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Four of the states with 20 or more low-visit hospices have been selected by CMS for enhanced oversight of new hospices due to the rapid growth of hospice businesses in those states.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Supporters of the status quo argue that passing new, tissue-specific legislation is unnecessary, and that the current oversight practices are enough.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Alejandro, the gas station attendant, said he felt there were "too few oversights" of mining projects.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
The Justice Department scrambled to fix the oversights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 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
In each case, state investigations found failures and oversights that contributed directly to residents’ deaths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
Sophisticated printed illustrations based on perspective drawings thus turned anatomy into a progressive science, where each generation of anatomists was able to identify mistakes and oversights in the work of their predecessors.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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