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overshadow

[oh-ver-shad-oh] / ˌoʊ vərˈʃæd oʊ /


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Anthropic’s investors are reportedly expecting the artificial-intelligence lab to go public next quarter — and overshadow SpaceX’s initial public offering.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

His comments—his tone, his excitement or lack of it—often overshadow the automaker’s posted results.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Fecofa stressed that the episode, born of good intentions, should not overshadow Infantino's wider record.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Sandisk stock was falling late Wednesday after a disappointing outlook from the memory maker seemed to overshadow strong fourth-quarter results.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

“Exactly. I have always liked the notion that the American twins were actually a poltergeist phenomenon; certainly poltergeists can overshadow any more interesting manifestation. Bad ghosts drive out good.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

What’s more, the histrionic grandeur she imbues the scene with overshadows the dramatic revelation that follows: the reading of the Delphic oracle’s judgment that she is indeed innocent, and Leontes is “a jealous tyrant.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Read: Rocket Lab’s stock slides as yet another rocket delay overshadows ‘record year’

From MarketWatch Mar. 31, 2026

Ben Hania’s insistence on close-up melodramatics — faces in anguish, a handheld camera glued to them — sometimes overshadows a thirst for something more analytical.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2025

Yet the situation overshadows Tuesday's Carabao Cup quarter-final in the Welsh capital, where Chelsea face the League One leaders and are expected to win.

From BBC Dec. 15, 2025

The Newton of rhetoric—the one person whose work in this department overshadows the whole history of the subject—was, of course, Aristotle.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

CONMEBOL, which declared its support for Infantino's re-election bid earlier this year, said the fall-out had overshadowed an "extraordinary" World Cup.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Shares of Musk’s AI and rocketry firm SpaceX plunged 14% to $108.29 as an aggressive capital-expenditure budget overshadowed better-than-anticipated quarterly revenue growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The video’s storyline, in which the 33-year-old pop singer gets “Carrie”-style revenge for men’s misogynist judgments, was completely overshadowed by fan alarm at Grande’s apparent emaciation.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

All of that momentum, and the staggering amount of talent on the roster, have overshadowed the Dodgers’ recent poor play.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The waxing moon was climbing slowly above the hill that overshadowed them, and the stars above the hill-top faded.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Corning issued lighter-than-expected third-quarter sales guidance, overshadowing a better-than-expected second quarter that was driven by artificial-intelligence demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

"I can no longer get my message out because another debate is overshadowing everything else," Wegner said Friday.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

To be sure, the surge in the size and number of monster deals could be overshadowing other money-raising efforts from smaller companies and investment by smaller funds, industry experts said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Bullingham also made clear that the FA was keen to avoid the scenario of uncertainty over its manager's future overshadowing the World Cup.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Recognizing faces sounds like a very specific process, but Schooler has shown that the implications of verbal overshadowing carry over to the way we solve much broader problems.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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