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overlooked

[oh-ver-lookt] / ˌoʊ vərˈlʊkt /


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Saudi leaders pledged to supercharge the previously overlooked collection of local companies and conservative investments and turn it into the world’s largest wealth fund—following the model of other Gulf countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

As a result, potentially habitable environments could be overlooked.

From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026

"Reopening this case will allow for the examination of all potential leads that were overlooked and the re-evaluation of the evidence with modern technologies," said O'Brien.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

He is one of many artists on display at a new UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art exhibition about set painters whose work would go uncredited or overlooked.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

There was a back patio that overlooked the beach on the other side of a low hedge.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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