overlook
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However, investors also shouldn’t overlook the Jevons Paradox.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The main floor comes complete with several seating areas, one of which is outfitted in impressive glass walls that overlook the backyard.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 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
Those impressive numbers, along with the market’s long-standing tendency to overlook geopolitics, helps to explain why the index is sitting near record highs despite the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
He was waiting there, hidden, praying that somebody—Gareth perhaps?—would be able to do the miracle quickly: or, if not, that they would overlook him, that his absence would not be noticed.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing overlook
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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Vocabulary from the Lyrics of Pete Seeger
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"Why Women Should Vote" by Jane Addams (1910)
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