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overlooked

[oh-ver-lookt] / ˌoʊ vərˈlʊkt /


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Scientists have proposed a surprising new explanation for why the universe exists, and it centers on a mysterious particle that physicists have largely overlooked for decades.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

They say scraps are an overlooked source of dietary fibre and are encouraging people to try "root-to-tip" eating, including watermelon rind, pineapple core and butternut squash seeds.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

This road trip continues a series exploring California’s overlooked scenic highways, inspired in part by artist Earl Thollander’s 1971“Back Roads of California,” whose sketches and travel notes celebrated a slower way of traveling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Scholarship has largely focused on the men who presided over the witch trials, so Ms. Gibson focuses her attention on the accused, many of them societal outsiders, whose stories have been long overlooked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Mont Blanc, the supreme and magnificent Mont Blanc, raised itself from the surrounding aiguilles, and its tremendous dôme overlooked the valley.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley


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