ombudsman
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The ombudsman found that the IFC violated its own policies on environmental and social protection when it advanced more than $400 million in loans to six Cambodian microfinance lenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
It’s the first time that the board has rejected the findings of the IFC ombudsman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The ombudsman blamed a "series of failures" by staff at Wrexham Maelor Hospital and described what happened as an "extremely serious injustice".
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
The ombudsman is investigating, which is standard procedure for all deaths in custody.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
An ombudsman would scan the news stories, research whatever statistics are mentioned, try to see that they are at least internally consistent, and probe most carefully into a priori implausible claims.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Further, to support implementation, the House Budget Committee and Ways and Means Committee could appoint ombudsmen to oversee the CBO and JCT transparency efforts respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
“Our ombudsmen walk in markets, public places, universities, schools, madrasas and mosques,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
Under Italian law, prison ombudsmen have access to jails and can hold interviews with prisoners to check their conditions.
From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2022
Noting the decline of newspaper ombudsmen as well, Littau said that criticizing your own industry or institution is “always a high-wire act.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2022
Newspaper columns on usage are filled with apologies for “errors” like these, spotted by ombudsmen or managing editors who have trained themselves to flag them.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
