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  • adjective Missed, unnoticed.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of overlook.

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  • adjective not taken into account

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Examples

  • Ms. Fogarty says that as a proud member of what she calls an overlooked minority, she is glad to be helping veterans look out for one another.

    NYT > Home Page By LAWRENCE DOWNES 2011

  • But of the many remarkable things about this film, for me the most important and likely most to be overlooked, is the incredible Trent Rezner score.

    Marc Ruxin: The Social Network and the Real Social Network Marc Ruxin 2010

  • A very important factor, often overlooked, is that a number of Middle Eastern states -- such as Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco -- are highly dependent on Saudi Arabia for financial assistance.

    Stephen Zunes: Arming the Saudis Stephen Zunes 2010

  • A very important factor, often overlooked, is that a number of Middle Eastern states -- such as Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco -- are highly dependent on Saudi Arabia for financial assistance.

    Stephen Zunes: Arming the Saudis Stephen Zunes 2010

  • A very important factor, often overlooked, is that a number of Middle Eastern states -- such as Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco -- are highly dependent on Saudi Arabia for financial assistance.

    Stephen Zunes: Arming the Saudis Stephen Zunes 2010

  • But of the many remarkable things about this film, for me the most important and likely most to be overlooked, is the incredible Trent Rezner score.

    Marc Ruxin: The Social Network and the Real Social Network Marc Ruxin 2010

  • The fact that energy was overlooked is strange because of the vital role it plays in almost all development outcomes.

    Hugh Whalan: Energy: The Ugly Duckling of the Development World? Hugh Whalan 2010

  • A very important factor, often overlooked, is that a number of Middle Eastern states -- such as Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco -- are highly dependent on Saudi Arabia for financial assistance.

    Stephen Zunes: Arming the Saudis Stephen Zunes 2010

  • The fact that energy was overlooked is strange because of the vital role it plays in almost all development outcomes.

    Hugh Whalan: Energy: The Ugly Duckling of the Development World? Hugh Whalan 2010

  • A very important factor, often overlooked, is that a number of Middle Eastern states -- such as Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco -- are highly dependent on Saudi Arabia for financial assistance.

    Stephen Zunes: Arming the Saudis Stephen Zunes 2010

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