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overlooked

[oh-ver-lookt] / ˌoʊ vərˈlʊkt /


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Don’t miss: If Social Security’s funding crisis is the elephant in the room, this is the mouse everyone has overlooked.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

The study also draws attention to an often overlooked feature of radio astronomy.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

This road past their fields, increasingly overlooked by settler outposts, has become a gauntlet for farmers here, to be run at speed in vehicles without stopping or getting out.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

The company’s research is “focused on overlooked aspects of how the human brain functions,” Sutskever said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

The galleries that overlooked the ballroom were outfitted with opera boxes for fair officials and socially prominent families.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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