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
He recalled his wife giving birth to the twins while on holiday and, on returning home, being in "a nice big glass-fronted house overlooking the water".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Eger died April 27 at her home overlooking the ocean in La Jolla, Calif. She was 98.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Four large houses sat at the farthest extremity of this point of land, each of them overlooking the water.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
