oversight
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The California Coastal Commission requires that relocation studies be conducted as part of its oversight under the California Coastal Act, a law aimed at protecting the state’s 1,100-mile coastline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Marc Henrichmann, chairman of the intelligence oversight committee, said lawmakers would have to “discuss what individuals entrusted with classified information should be allowed to do after their term of office ends.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Brewer is pushing for "clearer rules" on the sector and wants to place it under the oversight of the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Gareth Harry from NHS England told the inquiry their oversight was not 'ineffective'
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
“It seems clear to me that there should be oversight for the granting of immunity, just as the selection committee provides oversight for gleaning.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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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
The Justice Department scrambled to fix the oversights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 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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