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overlook

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






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With so much attention focused on the high purchase price of a home these days, it can be tempting for buyers to overlook or minimize the ongoing costs of homeownership until they’ve moved in.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

She argued that human recruiters were better able to recognise the value of candidates returning from career breaks, such as maternity leave, and the transferable skills they bring - qualities AI may overlook.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The white gloves are an obvious tell, even before you even get to early film shorts that the House of Mouse would rather you forget or overlook altogether.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

Forbes was also a public figure in a proposal to redevelop Fisherman’s Wharf, which envisions constructing a public plaza and adding a new overlook and lighting to the wharf’s inner lagoon.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

“Our task is to regain the cauldron,” Taran pressed, preferring to overlook Orgoch’s remark.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

Yes, it overlooks a nest of alleyways, and no, management does not like people going up there, and no, I don’t know all my neighbors by name or even sight yet.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

A marvelous frieze chronicling American history, begun by the Italian-American artist Constantino Brumidi, overlooks the rotunda.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

To be sure, this high-level view of the market overlooks some of the carnage unfolding beneath the surface.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

If you drive on the 101 Freeway, you might catch a glimpse of the giant Minion that overlooks the city from the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Behind her is a window that overlooks the city.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

We believed entrepreneurs who understood overlooked markets could build enormous companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

But these additional and specific challenges faced - from struggling service dogs to overheating wheelchairs - are often overlooked, even in public advice and emergency planning, say campaigners and researchers.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

At the center of the research are previously overlooked excerpts from a lost papal letter preserved in a medieval collection of canon law in the Vatican.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

“We want to make sure that communities that have been historically overlooked get the same benefits from the transaction as everyone else,” Goodman said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Maybe it held some information he had overlooked.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

The Revolutionary Guard supervised deployments of missiles, naval weapons and drone launchers to positions overlooking the Red Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

A large crowd gathered to watch the bonfire, while police observed from the city walls overlooking the Bogside.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Am I overlooking an important factor, or am I simply one of those retirees for whom Roth conversions don’t offer a significant benefit?

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

He has spent much of the past week hiding in the thick pine forest of the hills overlooking the city.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

The wide, sliding door to my left is open, exposing the square deck overlooking the hills.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman




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