overlook
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She says the bonus should be the "cherry on top" and people shouldn't overlook other aspects such as the bank's reputation for service, any overdraft charges and what savings rate it offers.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
With so much attention focused on the high purchase price of a home these days, it can be tempting for buyers to overlook or minimize the ongoing costs of homeownership until they’ve moved in.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
The white gloves are an obvious tell, even before you even get to early film shorts that the House of Mouse would rather you forget or overlook altogether.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Forbes was also a public figure in a proposal to redevelop Fisherman’s Wharf, which envisions constructing a public plaza and adding a new overlook and lighting to the wharf’s inner lagoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
It will take an awful lot of weeping to convince anyone to overlook him.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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One it overlooks is the risk that the Clarity Act could be used to expand prediction-market sports betting at the expense of tribal sovereignty and the public services tribal gaming revenues support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Bus Yard bar in Crosby, which overlooks the beach, has said it will be open during the course of the eclipse and will be hosting live music.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
To be sure, this high-level view of the market overlooks some of the carnage unfolding beneath the surface.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
If you drive on the 101 Freeway, you might catch a glimpse of the giant Minion that overlooks the city from the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
I walk with her toward the railing that overlooks the chasm, glad to be close to her.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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There was table tennis, darts and computer games available at the team's luxury hotel, which overlooked Darling Harbour.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
“We want to make sure that communities that have been historically overlooked get the same benefits from the transaction as everyone else,” Goodman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
At the Cape Ann Museum, the overlooked connection between the three artists, forged during their shared summers in Gloucester, Mass., is brought to light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Their findings identify a previously overlooked contributor to genetic instability in cancer cells.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Indeed, the white pig was the first to discover an important variety Taran had overlooked.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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On a Turkish hillside overlooking the olive-covered slopes outside Izmir is a cave known to generations of locals as the place where Homer penned "The Odyssey".
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Am I overlooking an important factor, or am I simply one of those retirees for whom Roth conversions don’t offer a significant benefit?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
A circular house overlooking Highway 101 in Novato, Calif., is on the market for the first time ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Earl Kurz and his wife have lived in Peachland, a town overlooking Okanagan Lake in Canada's British Columbia, for 30 years.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
I drove along the highway to the edge of town, then pulled over at the drop-off overlooking the Bear River.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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