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oversight

[oh-ver-sahyt] / ˈoʊ vərˌsaɪt /




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DUP MP Jim Shannon highlighted this lack of oversight a sector that predominantly caters for "sleep-deprived and vulnerable parents".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Like any insular organization—police unions, the military—the judiciary won’t raise its standards without outside oversight.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Naveed Hasan is a computer programmer, a parent and a member of Panel for Education Policy, an oversight board for New Yorks' public school system.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

What’s being targeted now is purported misuse and lax oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It was as if he had had to pay the same note twice because of some trifling oversight of date or signature.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner




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