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overshadow

[oh-ver-shad-oh] / ˌoʊ vərˈʃæd oʊ /


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But Tuesday's disclosure shows his crypto earnings overshadow income from his real estate business, which first catapulted him to fame.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

The relentless positivity might serve as a corrective for a country where, for some, anger and disenchantment has come to overshadow everything, including an everyday decency that never actually disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

But the chaotic geopolitical scene is likely to overshadow such considerations at this year's meeting.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

At the time, the Iaquinta fight was eclipsed by the exact kind of theatrics that the UFC values and that increasingly overshadow the sport itself.

From Slate Jun. 14, 2026

Doreen didn’t look much better, but the exuberance of her entry was enough to overshadow any haggardness.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

“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

MongoDB plunges as disappointing guidance overshadows better-than-expected fourth-quarter results.

From Barron's Mar. 3, 2026

The Newton of rhetoric—the one person whose work in this department overshadows the whole history of the subject—was, of course, Aristotle.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Foreign ministers from fuel-stressed Southeast Asia called for freedom of navigation in international straits on Thursday as they wrapped a week of meetings largely overshadowed by the US-Iran war.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

The gross-margin figures and record backlog overshadowed the company’s announcement that fourth-quarter revenues are estimated to be near the low end of the $11 billion to $12.5 billion guidance range.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Even there, they were often overshadowed until scoring massive windfalls from recent AI and other investments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Two of the Invictus events had already been completely overshadowed, taking away attention from his work supporting injured military veterans.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The joy from my date with Vince was overshadowed by my uncertainty about tomorrow at Central High.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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

The Dodgers’ recent bullpen problems persisted in a 6-4 loss Sunday, overshadowing a bounce-back effort from Emmet Sheehan.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

Inevitably, the Holocaust imbalances this novel, its horrors overshadowing the complex themes and human dramas that Mr. O’Connor had taken pains to create.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

But optimism surrounding U.S.-Iran peace deal prospects are overshadowing the “increasingly dire” declines for U.S. and international supplies, said Richey.

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

Recognizing faces sounds like a very specific process, but Schooler has shown that the implications of verbal overshadowing carry over to the way we solve much broader problems.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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