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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
President Donald Trump recently announced plans to deploy National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., declaring a public safety emergency and putting the Metropolitan Police Department under partial federal oversight for 30 days.
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
Effective oversight, coupled with ethical medical practice, could make this expansion a boon to public health without becoming a bonanza for bad actors—but history suggests that such vigilance must be constant, not assumed.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
In 2019, inspectors also discovered that Sun employees could access computer systems without oversight and edit microbiological test results to potentially minimize troubling findings.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2025
Investigations into the explosion remain ongoing, due in part to a web of oversight agencies and the involvement of county employees in the companies operating on the site.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
Effective oversight, coupled with ethical medical practice, could make this expansion a boon to public health without becoming a bonanza for bad actors—but history suggests that such vigilance must be constant, not assumed.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
In 2019, inspectors also discovered that Sun employees could access computer systems without oversight and edit microbiological test results to potentially minimize troubling findings.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2025
Investigations into the explosion remain ongoing, due in part to a web of oversight agencies and the involvement of county employees in the companies operating on the site.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversight
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Every operational upgrade in our distribution model was carefully timed, including the introduction of new inventory management tools, team hires, vendor agreements and, eventually, a 50,000-plus square foot distribution space.—
Aleksandr Zemel,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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That's double management's original target for the year.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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What’s the most common mistake people make when trying to recreate the Honey Deuce at home?—
Emily Cappiello,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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My experience has been that my mistakes led to the best things in my life.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
14 Aug. 2025
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One interpretation is that if an AI maker has a generic generative AI that also happens to provide mental health advice, and if this is taking place without the supervision of a licensed professional, and this occurs in Illinois, the AI maker is seemingly in violation of this law.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The story revolves around a group of workers, including Joe (Whitehouse), who are digging a hole under the supervision of their boss, Goose (Church), with shovels.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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The suit alleged wrongful detention, false arrest, battery and excessive force against the San Diego police officers who arrested and transported Hartsfield, and negligence against the unidentified sheriff’s employees who allegedly shared his booking photo with his co-worker.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Baltimore mayor Brandon Scott and the city’s council filed the first major lawsuit against the duo a month after the accident took place, alleging criminal negligence.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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Trump administration officials had hinted at major revelations and even new charges in the case after the president ordered a review of the files.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Rent regulation laws strengthened during the de Blasio administration have strangled the free market investment in housing for all New Yorkers.—
Y. David Scharf,
New York Daily News,
17 Aug. 2025
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One 2025 study indicated that facial recognition tools had higher error rates for adults with Down syndrome.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The error range for this method is 3% to 4%.4 Bio-electrical Impedance: a measurement method using the speed of a low-level electrical current to determine a person's body composition.—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
5 Aug. 2025
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That hands-on experience taught me how money moves through a business and instilled a deep respect for financial stewardship.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This was the definition of a symbolic move, in large part due to frustration over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's stewardship of the war in Gaza as well as the horrible images depicting starvation that are streaming out of the enclave.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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Her charges include one count of child neglect, three counts of felony animal neglect and four counts of misdemeanor animal neglect, and her bond is set at $36,000.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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She was initially charged with child neglect and obstruction, and later charged with murder.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Oversight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversight. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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