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as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
oversight of the club's fund-raising activities
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as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
claiming "three billion" instead of "three million" was just an oversight
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as in supervision
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
you'll have oversight of the troop until the scoutmaster returns
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as in negligence
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
failing to lock the car can be an expensive oversight if it gets stolen
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Recent Examples of oversight
Responsibilities include the oversight of all communications engagement activities and objectives of the California High Speed Rail Authority to staff as well as the media, public and stakeholders throughout the state of California.
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
The inspectors general of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence resigned late last year, giving Trump the opportunity to nominate his own picks to lead oversight of the powerful national security agencies.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2025
For example, a committee can hold an oversight hearing or launch an investigation – both of which can decrease a president’s public approval rating.
—Sharece Thrower, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2025
The vast majority of them were over important but relatively narrow policy debates around asbestos oversight rules, big rigs that use old engine components, energy efficiency requirements on freezers and ceiling fans (that was two cases), among others.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
The inspectors general of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence resigned late last year, giving Trump the opportunity to nominate his own picks to lead oversight of the powerful national security agencies.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2025
For example, a committee can hold an oversight hearing or launch an investigation – both of which can decrease a president’s public approval rating.
—Sharece Thrower, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2025
The vast majority of them were over important but relatively narrow policy debates around asbestos oversight rules, big rigs that use old engine components, energy efficiency requirements on freezers and ceiling fans (that was two cases), among others.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversight
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So if today’s approach to inbound application management isn’t working, what’s the answer?—
Hariharan Kolam,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump has pledged to hand management of his assets to his children, but ethics experts have criticized his crypto ventures as raising conflict of interest issues and stoking speculation in a volatile asset class.—
Tom Westbrook,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Here are five wellness mistakes companies must unlearn to build a stronger workforce in 2025.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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That portrays the Court as an institution that has made historic mistakes on citizenship and need not be trusted as the sole authority on the meaning of the Constitution.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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The company said the Litho was accepted to the permanent collection of Mobile National, a French national statutory corporation under the supervision of the French Ministry of Culture that preserves and upholds the history of French furniture and also nurtures modern designs.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
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Combs' attorneys viewed the evidence under the supervision of law enforcement on Nov. 20 and Dec. 13, per the filing.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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Mothers fear that a lack of diapers could be taken as a sign of negligence and lead to children being removed from their custody.—
Laura Clawson,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Jan. 2025
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Staff and security at the Kaseya Center—a co-defendant accused of gross negligence—allegedly prevented the acquaintance from following the woman and McGregor into the bathroom (the Kaseya Center did not immediately respond to a request for comment).—
Ty Roush,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Then Trump established a framework for his administration.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
25 Jan. 2025
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The memo shows the Trump administration is laying the groundwork to give local and state law enforcement entities expanded authority to act on immigration enforcement with powers that federal agencies have generally wielded, according to several legal experts who spoke with the Miami Herald.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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The German hit 12 unforced errors in the set as too many of his forehands skewed off his racket at the wrong angle and out of the court.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Keys broke three times in the first set, helped in part by Sabalenka’s four double-faults and 13 total unforced errors.—
Howard Fendrich,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Elon Musk's stewardship of what was once called Twitter has amplified conservative voices, while Mark Zuckerberg's Meta made headlines last week by suddenly scrapping its fact-checking program and DEI initiatives.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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During its decade under Cate’s stewardship, the car has appeared in multiple TV shows, including MotorWeek, My Classic Car, Car Crazy, Country Music TV, and MTV Cribs.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
13 Jan. 2025
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The average student Oakmont teaches has had multiple adverse childhood experiences, serious traumas ranging from abuse and neglect to seeing their parents incarcerated or die to family drug addiction or other forms of instability.—
Michael McShane,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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That dynamic, the news organization found, has resulted in fraud, abuse and neglect of the state’s most vulnerable.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Oversight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversight. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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