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
  • Advertisement There was also a growing feeling that a few more mistakes in Sweida and in coastal Latakia, where Syrian forces massacred Alawites in early March, and the world could turn against the new President.
    Hassan Hassan, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Cable operators such as Charter and its biggest peer in the sector, Comcast, are working to fix the customer service mistakes of the past in order to sell themselves as the best value option for consumers.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The announcement was made by Andy Yeatman, CEO of Miraculous Corp USA and global operations.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The money will support operations at Heavenly Home, a nonprofit residential facility in Mission Viejo that provides 24-hour care and housing for residents facing terminal illnesses.
    Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In that same period, Chelsea have made more errors leading to shots in the Premier League than any other side.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Automation bias can lead to critical errors of commission (acting on flawed advice) and omission (failing to act when a system misses something), particularly in high-stakes environments.
    Nelson Lim, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This allows customers to innovate with sophisticated AI capabilities for robot controls and perception.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • China places export controls on rare earth minerals The new rules curb the supply chain for the semiconductors that are used in phones, computers, AI data centers, cars, solar panels, and other IT kit.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Against Brent Venables’ otherwise elite defense, Arch Manning had a nicely tidy day, completing 21 of 27 passes with no major blunders and 200 total yards.
    Sam Settleman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The View has a storied history with fashion blunders.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Elizabethtown officials said some programs that realized regulations were about to get much stricter quickly left, with some moving to cities with less local oversight.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The new regulations include a requirement that foreign companies get Chinese government approval to export items that contain rare earths sourced from China, no matter where the products are manufactured.
    NPR, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • If Macron does opt to choose a new prime minister from a different party, such as the Socialist Party, that could mean reforms or spending cuts that were tabled by previous administrations, and which failed, could be sliced and slimmed down further.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Ashley Darby, after seven winters, six summers, and two presidential administrations, has finally gotten divorced from the corporeal gremlin known as Michael Darby.
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Oversights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversights. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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