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overlook

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






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If that framework does not fully capture the underlying structure of language, systems built around it could overlook important distinctions in what people communicate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

But as Americans have proved, voters are sometimes willing to overlook a candidate’s rap sheet if he or she promises to fix their biggest problems.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026

Her mum Gemma recalls the initial symptoms being easy to overlook.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

With all the talk of Roth IRAs and loans and promises, it’s too easy to overlook turning this deal over and looking at the underbelly.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

I tell myself time and again to overlook Mother’s bad example.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

From wrapping overlooks, anchored by a central stepped terrace, you can take in the Endeavour’s full presence, set against the ethereal diagrid, from all sides.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

However, the University of Vermont researchers found evidence that this long-established model overlooks important aspects of how meaning is organized.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The bedroom also overlooks the backyard, while the adjoining bathroom features Italian blue glass tile, giving the space a spa-inspired appearance.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Supporters of Botswana's hunting policy, however, argue that international criticism often overlooks the costs borne by rural communities living alongside one of the world's biggest concentrations of elephants.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The office overlooks the sea, and we took a minute to watch the freighters in the harbor, which was ablaze with sunlight.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

Julianne Moore is a consensus pick for her careening high-wire act as an overlooked housewife discovering a life in the theater in “The Debut.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

However, Berenberg believes that key structural positives remain overlooked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

I was all for Michael getting the job in the first place once Darren Fletcher had been overlooked, and in my humble opinion he should be backed again to do what is needed now.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

By revealing this previously overlooked structure, the team offers a new way to understand what words communicate and why certain kinds of meaning dominate everyday conversation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

It was a mandate to seek out young people whose best qualities might otherwise be overlooked and to give them a chance to do something meaningful.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Sensitivity measures how effectively a diagnostic method identifies people who actually have the disease, rather than overlooking genuine cases.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Earlier this month, pro-government forces said they had regained control of territory overlooking Bab al-Mandab after launching a counter-offensive with Saudi air support.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Decades later, on a scorching afternoon last month, she maneuvered her pickup to a bridge overlooking the Rio Grande’s sandy riverbed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Late on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported the sound of explosions in the southern Hormozgan province overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, breaking a spell of relative calm.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

“And this,” he said, “is Anja Trevasse. She owns the palazzo you can see, there, overlooking the Great Canal. And indeed much of the city.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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