overlook
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But as Americans have proved, voters are sometimes willing to overlook a candidate’s rap sheet if he or she promises to fix their biggest problems.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
Areas that people often overlook include inflation, healthcare expenses, taxes and market downturns, said Aaron Gaines, founder and president of Gaines Capital Management in Smyrna, Ga.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Studying these signals together made it possible to identify and correct subtle sources of measurement error that earlier studies could largely overlook.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
A Prevention of Future Deaths report into the death of Sophie Cotton in County Durham, external said the policy appeared to overlook that mental health teams could not enter locked premises.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Why didn’t Little Tilly’s mother understand the intention and overlook the result?
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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However, the University of Vermont researchers found evidence that this long-established model overlooks important aspects of how meaning is organized.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
The bedroom also overlooks the backyard, while the adjoining bathroom features Italian blue glass tile, giving the space a spa-inspired appearance.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Supporters of Botswana's hunting policy, however, argue that international criticism often overlooks the costs borne by rural communities living alongside one of the world's biggest concentrations of elephants.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
On the right, a balcony overlooks the Tapestry, lying flat in a glowing glass case that runs from one end of the gallery’s ground floor to the other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The building overlooks University Avenue, which has lawns and some copper-green statues of men on horses.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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Scientists have identified a previously overlooked type of immune cell that can detect and destroy small cell lung cancer, the most aggressive form of lung cancer worldwide.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
The rush out of tech has, however, boosted industrial companies overlooked for much of the AI boom, with the Dow rising this week while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 retreated.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
But multiple-sclerosis drug fenebrutinib and lung-cancer medicine divarasib are overlooked opportunities that might eclipse any debate on Roche’s base business, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Healthcare costs, inflation and some overlooked expenses could complicate even conservative estimates.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
I made sloppy moves, I overlooked traps, I let myself be cornered and captured.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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Sensitivity measures how effectively a diagnostic method identifies people who actually have the disease, rather than overlooking genuine cases.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
A 2½-hour ferry ride brought us to our first round at Colonsay Golf Course, a 200-year-old course overlooking a sandy beach, situated on machair grassland, found only on the western coasts of Scotland and Ireland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Earlier this month, pro-government forces said they had regained control of territory overlooking Bab al-Mandab after launching a counter-offensive with Saudi air support.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Late on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported the sound of explosions in the southern Hormozgan province overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, breaking a spell of relative calm.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
So they stayed on, married their sweethearts, and built homes next to each other, overlooking the river.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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