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oversight

[oh-ver-sahyt] / ˈoʊ vərˌsaɪt /




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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

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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