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overshadow

[oh-ver-shad-oh] / ˌoʊ vərˈʃæd oʊ /


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Instead, worries that a slowdown in the AI-investment boom could weigh on economic growth appeared to overshadow the latest inflation data, according to Mike Thompson, co-portfolio manager at Little Harbor Advisors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

That exchange came after several chaotic days in which the role of UFC and Zuffa Boxing chief Dana White had threatened to overshadow the fight.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“The Oct. 7 events certainly overshadow these elections,” said Tamar Hermann, a pollster and senior fellow at the institute who led the poll.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Concerns over Yinson’s high gearing and offshore exposure could overshadow the potential benefits of greater scale and talent for MISC’s offshore business, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Exactly. I have always liked the notion that the American twins were actually a poltergeist phenomenon; certainly poltergeists can overshadow any more interesting manifestation. Bad ghosts drive out good.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

"When you have two quarks produced, the problem is that, when the two quarks go in opposite directions, the one quark overshadows the wake of the second quark," Lee says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

“It’s a big week, but Nvidia overshadows everything.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Read: Rocket Lab’s stock slides as yet another rocket delay overshadows ‘record year’

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026

In an August quarterly earnings call, Beyond Chief Executive Ethan Brown said the shortened name “provides for reduced emphasis on facsimile, a now-complicated frame that overshadows the real, high-quality protein offerings we provide to consumers.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

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

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

Hot U.S. inflation data over the past couple of days have been overshadowed by renewed questions around the sustainability of the artificial-intelligence boom, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But the discussion over the technology's environmental impact -- along with fears that it could pose an existential threat to humanity -- has overshadowed its potential as a tool to combat climate change.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The tech selloff overshadowed what Wall Street had initially read as an important inflation report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The incident overshadowed what was supposed to be a triumphant launch for Lisa's debut solo album, Alter Ego.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

But the aptness of the cliched saying is overshadowed by the nature of the saying as a cliche.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Leveraged ETFs and their siblings, inverse funds, are risky, and their frenzied proliferation that kicked into overdrive 2025 may be overshadowing their big jump in closures this year.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

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

Bullingham also made clear that the FA was keen to avoid the scenario of uncertainty over its manager's future overshadowing the World Cup.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

An enormous oak tree stood overshadowing the cottage.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl


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