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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

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

“I think you saw definitely it was a difficult game against Belgium, and that can kind of overshadow whether we were focused or not. ... I know we had full concentration going into the game.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Pong resolved that he would build up a mountain of good deeds to overshadow his bad ones.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

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

While El Barbry's income is growing, Willment explains the success of streamers who have built audiences "overshadows" the fact that "thousands, if not millions of people" are earning nothing, trying to break through.

From BBC Mar. 14, 2026

Fire victims experienced something of such magnitude, they might believe, that it overshadows other, carefully honed parts of their identity — such as being a good friend or student or athlete, Leskin said.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

“The American public got a slight taste of the fear which overshadows the people of Europe constantly.”

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

"Phobos' gravity field is strongly overshadowed by Mars' gravity field," says Haser.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

He positioned himself as Fan No. 1 for a team still overshadowed by Showtime in Lakerland.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

But the debut was overshadowed when manosphere influencer Andrew Tate, who the IBA had brought in to host, was arrested by U.S.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

Diesel, in turn, is overshadowed by gasoline in the public conversation, but “is really the workhorse fuel,” he said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Papa-Nnukwu’s death had overshadowed everything, pushed Papa’s face into a vague place.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

Growing expectations of Fed interest-rate hikes are overshadowing signs of progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Cashman says some of the children prescribed hormone treatments had also been diagnosed with conditions such as autism and ADHD, and the focus on gender medication risked overshadowing their wider health needs.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Samsara shares declined 3.3% after hours as its fiscal second-quarter guidance met expectations, overshadowing strong Q1 results.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

The psychologist Jonathan W. Schooler, who pioneered research on this effect, calls it verbal overshadowing.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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