ombudsman
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"Even though this is painful for me, we need to do what is right," he said of charges the country's ombudsman are preparing against former House of Representatives speaker Martin Romualdez.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Lesley Horton, the UK's chief property ombudsman said that landlords should not be levying pet surcharges as this fell outside permitted fees for issues such as late payments or lost key replacements.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 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
John Caldwell was not subject to misconduct proceedings in the wake of the police ombudsman investigation.
From BBC ● May 13, 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
The ombudsmen did not reveal details on the operation.
From Reuters ● Mar. 7, 2023
Second, create internal confidential whistleblower systems and support independent media ombudsmen.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2023
Richard Harwood, the Post's ombudsmen, eventually admitted the paper had lost “a proper sense of perspective” due to such a “hyperbole epidemic.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
