overlooked
Example Sentences
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The Broncos were overlooked 12 months ago when Bradford Bulls, York Knights and Toulouse Olympique joined the expanded 14-team competition.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
R.E.M. always had a sense of humor that felt like it got forgotten or overlooked once they were playing stadiums.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Because colorectal cancer remains uncommon in younger patients, these symptoms may not immediately raise suspicion and can sometimes be overlooked.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Despite featuring and scoring for a Hellas Verona side heading for relegation from Serie A, and with a perennial problem of strikers not firing regularly for Scotland, Kieron Bowie was overlooked.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Indeed, it has been generally overlooked: there is not a single citation of it in Google Scholar, or in Thomson Reuters Web of Science.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
