oversights

plural of oversight
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Recent Examples of oversights Charlotin pointed out that attorneys can be particularly prone to oversights, as individuals in his profession delegate tasks to teams, oftentimes don’t read all of the material collected by coworkers, and copy and paste strings of citations without proper fact-checking methods. Nino Paoli, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025 Among other oversights, the study’s statistical time frame fails to capture a holistic view of political violence in America. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025 But $12 million and three years later, Project Sherlock has struggled with usability issues, feature oversights and significant delays, in some cases well over a year, according to public records obtained by Forbes. Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Because California’s regulations are some of the most stringent in the nation, the importance of identifying regulatory oversights or permitting loopholes extends far beyond the state. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025 Her list continues with small but frustrating oversights. Ashley Vega, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversights
Noun
  • In such a scenario, IPOs offer a better play for the Indian markets as managements and bankers price the issue attractively, drawing significant investor interest, experts told CNBC.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, from time to time mistakes will be made and we will not be held liable.
    Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • From a potentially serious injury sustained by linebacker Dwight Nunoo to a multitude of mistakes, Saturday’s 51-10 loss to the host Connecticut Huskies (4-2) was devastating to FIU (2-3).
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Earlier this month, the Drug Enforcement Agency announced 617 arrests and over $12 million in currency and asset seizures during a concentrated effort to dismantle Sinaloa Cartel operations in the US and abroad.
    Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In the United States, Barack Obama was on his way to reëlection, his campaign driven by the largest social-media and data-analysis operations in political history.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Even when Charlotte did have momentum, there were unforced errors, penalties, and turnovers that resulted in more South Florida points.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Even the slightest variation can cause errors in quantum computers, sensors, or communications systems.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To implement explicit content settings, turn on or off parental controls in device settings.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Consequently, every knowledge worker must adopt a risk management mindset, constantly assessing the potential blast radius of their prompts and acting as a steward of their company’s data, controls, and compliance obligations.
    Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Again, special teams blunders set the defense up in poor position, but the defense ultimately coughed up big gains on the ground.
    Mike Kaye September 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Just as Russ is about to reach the pinnacle of college athletic achievement, a pair of blunders torpedo the season, his public image and his future professional career.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Airlines are taking their time unwinding the current consumer regulations.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Starting on Wednesday, Florida will see dozens of new laws or law alterations go into effect as the Sunshine State looks to address a number of issues ranging from crime and safety to land regulations and flood disclosures.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Only one case has resulted in federal charges for imitating an officer – another break from the past four administrations, when roughly half of the ICE-imposter cases were charged under federal statutes.
    Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Trump is threatening to go further than past administrations, though, raising the stakes and the partisan posture of federal agencies, said Elaine Kamarck, founding director of the Center for Effective Public Management at The Brookings Institution.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Oversights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversights. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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