glossed over
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Yet the rosy picture they painted glossed over potential adverse effects—which some influencers themselves experienced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
The new awareness is the latest indication that the detente has largely glossed over a rivalry between the U.S. and China that is only beginning.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
Bass glossed over questions about Caruso’s past criticisms of her, saying the “goal is restoring and healing this community.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
But this "now-or-never" approach, she argues, glossed over the fact it was a risk-taking start-up that "never finished attracting investment".
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025
Our schoolteacher, Miss Harbottle, had glossed over Mr. Darwin, looking discomfited as she did so.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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