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overlook

[oh-ver-look, oh-ver-look] / ˌoʊ vərˈlʊk, ˈoʊ vərˌlʊk /






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However, investors also shouldn’t overlook the Jevons Paradox.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Just 22 miles away from the head office, the Swiss Alps overlook the Romont coffee plant.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He says this has enabled him to show prospective employers "young people can bring a fresh perspective, ask the questions others overlook and add real value even without a mountain of experience."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Sculpted into the eastern landscape, a series of stone terraces with a bluestone bar directly overlook Greenwich Cove and the vast protected expanse of Greenwich Point Park.”

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

I also want to stress two things that it is easy for us to overlook, so used are we to handling Evidence-Indices and finding them convincing.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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