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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Overseenpart.
Mistaken; deceived.
Etymology: from oversee.
A common received error is never utterly overthrown, till such times as we go from signs unto causes, and shew some manifest root or fountain thereof common unto all, whereby it may clearly appear how it hath come to pass that so many have been overseen. Richard Hooker, b. i. s. 8.
They rather observed what he had done, and suffered for the king and for his country, without farther enquiring what he had omitted to do, or been overseen in doing. Edward Hyde.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of overseen in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
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The numerical value of overseen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci:
Our government firmly believes that these unique financial ecosystems are best overseen by local regulators.
More than 500,000 Americans have died since the FDA first approved Oxycontin in 1995, furthermore, Dr. Califf has indicated he plans to keep Dr. Janet Woodcock, who has led the FDA and directly overseen the approval of numerous highly addictive drugs to market, as part of FDA leadership.
Joe Biden has overseen historic inflation, historic gas prices, and historic supply shortages, but while working Americans struggle to afford basic necessities, Joe Biden’s top priority isn’t bringing prices down, it’s the wokeification of the federal government.
Security Cabinet member Naftali Bennett:
I can announce that all the actions being carried out - and they are certainly exceptional actions in light of the exceptional situation - are all overseen and under tight legal scrutiny - in order to prevent the next terror attack.
Like many global companies, United States has engineering teams around the world, we employ access controls like encryption and security monitoring to secure user data, and the access approval process is overseen by our US-based security team. United States has consistently maintained that our engineers in locations outside of the United States, including China, can be granted access to United States on an as-needed basis under those strict controls.
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