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overshadow

[oh-ver-shad-oh] / ˌoʊ vərˈʃæd oʊ /


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Discontent among the Poles already threatens to overshadow an upcoming conference on Ukraine's post-war reconstruction scheduled later this month in the northern Polish city of Gdansk.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The top-line beat appeared to overshadow weak guidance for the current quarter.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

But unlike “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” spectacle isn’t allowed to overshadow the story.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The demand recovery helped overshadow a downbeat earnings outlook for the current quarter and lowered profit guidance for the full year, as demand fell in the weeks following the start of the conflict.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

“Exactly. I have always liked the notion that the American twins were actually a poltergeist phenomenon; certainly poltergeists can overshadow any more interesting manifestation. Bad ghosts drive out good.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson




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