oversight
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On corruption, there’s more to do beyond oversight hearings—and there will be oh so many of those.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2026
She also tasks an agent with posting on her personal LinkedIn account every Monday through Thursday, without direct editorial oversight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
That requires leaders willing to place constitutional responsibility above political convenience, institutions prepared to exercise meaningful oversight, and citizens who refuse to surrender their judgment to the most compelling voice in the room.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
"Any expansion of police powers and capabilities must be accompanied by clear, publicly accessible rules, robust independent oversight and accountability," said the organisation's Andrew Witheford.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Whoever had taken the rest of their things had let her keep it, and she didn’t know whether that was an oversight or a small mercy.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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Americans forgo untold sums of money every year on what some might call a laziness tax, for oversights like failing to refinance their mortgage or incurring a late fee after forgetting to pay a bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
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
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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