oversight
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Multiple audits have flagged a lack of oversight, while a task force of federal prosecutors have brought at least three fraud cases over the use of funds intended to help the homeless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Casar and some other progressive Democrats have called for more oversight of the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Eight days later, the Los Angeles County education office — a financial oversight agency — said recent school board budget decisions “erode confidence” in the district’s ability to avoid bankruptcy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Plus, this excruciating level of oversight likely isn’t personal, says Tessa West, a psychology professor at New York University and the author of “Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do About Them.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
That was just an oversight on their part, I reckon.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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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
I’ve made it a point this year to finally get to some books that have been oversights in my reading life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
From a Delhi-Srinagar flight that hit severe turbulence, to growing reports of maintenance oversights and training shortfalls, questions around aviation safety are once again in focus.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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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