oversight
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They also shut down thousands of small, private mines operating outside regulatory oversight.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Burke’s oversight of the marathon was not without controversy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Shadow-fleet shipowners avoid such scrutiny by securing flags from poor, developing countries such as Sierra Leone, which collect fees for registering the ships, but provide little oversight.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“Whether due to confusion, oversight, an overly hurried jury selection process, or some other cause, things broke down,” Kavanaugh wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
And brought here neither by chance nor oversight.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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