oversight
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In his response, Lowell said signing a primary-mortgage agreement on the Georgia property was an entirely inadvertent oversight.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
They form webs of businesses without storefronts that are owned by other businesses, passing vast sums of money back and forth and even overseas with minimal oversight.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The Ministry of Justice says the government is considering how to strengthen the PFD system to improve oversight.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Raman has touted the bureau as a success that provides clear oversight of how the city spends its money, but has also claimed that the mayor’s office has moved too slowly to staff the bureau.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The bedroom door is open now, and I regret the oversight.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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
“Serious oversights like this not only jeopardize the integrity of individual cases but also sow public distrust in the criminal legal system and call into question the efficacy and accuracy of criminal investigations.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 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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