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Overshadowing the days before the tournament are thousands of protesting teachers, who have blockaded highways and led the government to cordon off the historic Zocalo square with metal barricades.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Overshadowing Ratner, however, is Melania Trump herself, who will act as one of the project's executive producers.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

Overshadowing the summit will be a corruption scandal that emerged in the EU parliament over the past week.

From Reuters • Dec. 15, 2022

Overshadowing Twitter’s latest sales results is its legal fight with Musk to make good on his April promise to buy the company for $44 billion.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2022

Overshadowing the village on the one side was a great krantz, and around lay pleasant slopes of rolling pasture, relieved here and there by patches of mimosa thorns.

From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram