overlooking

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The property—which is registered to a trust in Harvey’s name—is described in its listing as a “European-inspired architectural masterpiece” that is perched atop “a private, elevated setting overlooking the Chattahoochee River.”

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Are scientists overlooking subtle flaws in their experiments, or is there something incomplete about our understanding of gravity itself?

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

"Now I'm just hoping and waiting for this nice big glass house overlooking the water," he joked.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Outside, hundreds of people gathered to watch the ceremony on large screens set up around the building overlooking the Danube.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

I turn and run out the door, past the grove, the tractor, the community building, past the houses and the reservoir ditches and out onto the cliff overlooking the sea.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper