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A Prevention of Future Deaths report into the death of Sophie Cotton in County Durham, external said the policy appeared to overlook that mental health teams could not enter locked premises.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
But if you focus only on the marquee names it’s easy to overlook the supporting players that make such lavish productions possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
There’s a price to be paid: you lend an ear, you overlook a harsh word and, yes, you ultimately hand over your time.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Working with mouse neurons, they found evidence that a familiar picture of brain cell anatomy may overlook an important feature of the cells' signal-carrying extensions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
He says we often overlook these five million.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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
A scarecrow overlooks a field of corn at La Huerta de Cantua Creek.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Mao's face is printed on banknotes, his portrait overlooks Tiananmen Square, and his body is preserved in a mausoleum.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
A creaking staircase that overlooks crenellated battlements leads to the Long Gallery, another Anne of Cleves addition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
I am in my tower that overlooks the village: all the stone buildings and walls and casas and peoples and animals.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
In the past, some locals wryly called their overlooked town Swanna-Nowhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
A new discovery from the University of Missouri is revealing an overlooked reason muscles can lose strength with age.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Klopp has never built his success merely on star names - he has always taken a liking to undervalued and overlooked players.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
But your fear does reveal an often overlooked fact about getting older.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Of course, she asked me why I’d said that, and we told her about the pin she’d overlooked.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Hindus light candles at Mount Mary, a Catholic basilica overlooking the city.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Elsewhere on the grounds is a separate gym overlooking the swimming pool, as well as a detached guesthouse that can double as an office or creative space.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
There was one thing missing when a wealthy Missouri couple purchased their oceanfront home overlooking Camden Harbor in Maine: the million-dollar view.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
He hears them when walking through a nearby park overlooking Long Island Sound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The walls of the room were bare except for a small round window in the door and another small round window overlooking the sea.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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