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overshadow

[oh-ver-shad-oh] / ˌoʊ vərˈʃæd oʊ /


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Concerns over Yinson’s high gearing and offshore exposure could overshadow the potential benefits of greater scale and talent for MISC’s offshore business, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

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

Pointing to a decade of work promoting football worldwide - and in particular his support of African nations - the federation stressed that the episode 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

Nonetheless, from Ishmael’s perspective this inclement weather should not be allowed to overshadow the trial of Kabuo Miyamoto, which was an affair of a different sort entirely and of a greater magnitude.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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

All this, however, has been overshadowed by a transfer deadline day that ended as nothing short of a debacle.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

"I hope the situation resolves quickly, especially since we have just started the new school year after a year overshadowed by wartime conditions," she added.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Together, they reveal a vital side of his filmmaking that can easily get overshadowed in a career this big.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Trump later said such a summit might have overshadowed his planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

My anger at Anna May for not showing up for my fashion show had faded, overshadowed by the queasiness of guilt.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Leveraged ETFs and their siblings, inverse funds, are risky, and their frenzied proliferation that kicked into overdrive 2025 may be overshadowing their big jump in closures this year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 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

The Dodgers’ recent bullpen problems persisted in a 6-4 loss Sunday, overshadowing a bounce-back effort from Emmet Sheehan.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

Public sentiment around AI has quickly shifted, with worries about job loss and privacy overshadowing any productivity enhancements the technology might bring.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

Was Jack Collins, in fact, Bobby’s most important teacher, overshadowing Carmine Nigro?

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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