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oversight

[oh-ver-sahyt] / ˈoʊ vərˌsaɪt /




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“I’m more interested in implementing more processes that allow for meaningful oversight, and if that results in things slowing down, that’d be great.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

—California Gov. Gavin Newsom after issuing an executive order that ramped up the state’s oversight of AI and its safety and security risks.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The study was conducted under the oversight of the MHRA, the UK equivalent of the FDA.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

"We're not waiting to act -- we're going to speed up our work on substantial and responsible AI oversight before it's too late."

From Barron's

And if there is a reasonable chance that readers will misinterpret a statistical tendency as an absolute law, a responsible writer will anticipate the oversight and qualify the generalization accordingly.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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

"It gives me an opportunity to apologise for oversights and mistakes that were made"

From BBC Jan. 29, 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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