Example Sentences

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Journalist Charles Onyango-Obbo argues that Kenya is overlooking a significant global revenue opportunity.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

But Oppenheimer analyst Jason Helfstein believes Wall Street is overlooking a golden opportunity.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

We think the market is overlooking the buildout of a third vertical in kidney and autoimmune disease.

From Barron's • Sep. 26, 2025

But in both of these efforts, Biden is overlooking a prime — and, in some ways, easier — target for improving the conditions of incarcerated people: the federal Bureau of Prisons.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2021

But this is overlooking all generic distinction in respect to processes or modes of action.

From Life: Its True Genesis by Wright, R. W.