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were overlooking
verb
To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of.
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"You are happy?" she'd say to a woman as if the woman were overlooking something.
So, I turned to the police who were overlooking the event, plus one solo Santa.
"Last year, investors were overlooking the fact that there's no shortcut to building a brand, and a consumer relationship.
He said investors were overlooking historically low interest rates and signs of corporate strength, choosing instead to focus on disappointing economic data.
"We were overlooking Los Angeles, the stars were out, and I was thinking, This is a scene from 'Faust.' I was thinking about Mephistopheles," Hundt recalled.
Zender thought they were overlooking the fact that "many American institutions — Social Security, unions, Medicare, the postal service — have elements of socialism".
Similar(32)
But several details were overlooked.
But some inconvenient details were overlooked.
Nidal Hasan that were overlooked.
Were there any that were overlooked?
But they are overlooking something.
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