oversight
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America’s publicly funded emergency-communications network has sometimes failed during the exact disasters it was built to endure, prompting a bipartisan push for tighter oversight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The health board is Wales' largest, but has been beset by serious problems since it was established in 2009, spending most of its existence in special measures - the highest level of Welsh government oversight.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
“It’s every citizen’s duty to conduct oversight of their government,” he said.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
It would also regain subpoena power, opening the door to corruption investigations, scrutiny of administration conduct and aggressive oversight.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
And if there is a reasonable chance that readers will misinterpret a statistical tendency as an absolute law, a responsible writer will anticipate the oversight and qualify the generalization accordingly.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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