oversight
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A spokesperson for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government welcomed "appropriate oversight and transparency" of the submarine deal.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
“If state and local officials cannot provide proper oversight and accountability, we will do it for them,” he said at the time.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
The company said in a statement that his dismissal was a result of "serious concerns" related to "important governance standards, oversight and conduct".
From BBC • May 28, 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
What is more problematic, though, is that hardly anyone in the mainstream media noticed the oversight.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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