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as in operations
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
generally the dean left the day-to-day stewardship of the college to the assistant dean
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as in oversights
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
she believes that stewardship of the environment is everyone's responsibility
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But the shutdown will not halt Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection operations because Republicans in Congress sent those agencies tens of millions of dollars in extra funding last year.—
Riley Beggin,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026 -
The incident came to light after two DEA whistleblowers accused the agency of failing to address the allegations involving corruption in its Haiti operations.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2026
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Don’t let temporary doubts stop you from having a good time, but try to balance that with attention to any potential oversights.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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According to the team, identifying risks early can prevent small oversights from becoming serious problems later.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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Increasingly, managements at the gleaming apartment complexes that have been built in the past few years are offering deals or discounts to prospective tenants, a practice that wasn’t happening back when the mega-wave of new apartment construction hit Connecticut after the pandemic.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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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
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This overreach and weaponization of the government manifested especially clearly in burdensome regulations and guidance; in extensive and onerous supervisions; in investigations and cases, frequently leading to crushing penalties and injunctive terms unrelated to actual harm.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2026
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In prior administrations, including during my time in the Obama administration, such leverage ran into statutory guardrails under the Taiwan Relations Act, which obligates the United States to provide Taiwan defensive capabilities.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Although previous administrations allowed immigrants to have bond hearings, the past is the past, Jones wrote.—
Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
12 Feb. 2026
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Toews cites Post Falls, near his North Idaho hometown, as a city cutting regulations of its own accord.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Feb. 2026
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Air quality regulations and programs are loosening their restrictions.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Mountain travel was highly discouraged, according to the weather service, with snow reducing visibility, causing major delays and prompting chain controls likely on Interstate 80 and other mountain passes.—
Michael McGough
February 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Tax changes should be considered only after cost controls and efficiency improvements are evaluated, with full public disclosure and input before final decisions are made.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, leaders of the far-left and far-right parties will be excluded from government, perhaps unsurprisingly, as both parties’ leaderships, including Le Pen if her appeal is successful, are expected to stand against Macron’s would-be centrist successor.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Stewardships.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewardships. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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