Word: overshadow
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...computers marketed around the world. Now it sells less than 9%, and its machines seem to be disappearing from offices (except in the publishing business). Without market share, the worry goes, software companies will not write programs that entice more users, and market share will shrink further. Such uncertainties overshadow Apple's success last year at introducing an entire new line of computers, the Power Macintosh, which is elegantly designed and performs well and dependably compared with similar machines from other companies...
...relief as August's hypochondria sister Delia, an acclaimed author with a scandalous history. Her character was supposed to be livelier than everyone else's during her scenes, and she realized her potential without being melodramatic. Neither she nor Lewis had many spoken lines, but they never tried to overshadow their fellow cast members. They slipped into their roles with a familiarity and understanding that was not reached by anyone else in the cast. Truly, Lewis's quiet but sharp one-liners and Gotlieb's outspoken, often obnoxious punch-lines brought a great sense of relief to an otherwise melancholy...
...immediate aftermath of Israeli Prime Minister Rabin's assassination, many Jews have expressed their shock and disbelief at the fact that the murder was carried out by one Jew operating against another Jew. This expression of shock does not only overshadow the human aspect of the tragedy but also ignores the fact that the problem is not primarily the Jewishness of the perpetrator, but that Rabin was murdered by a fellow Israeli, a fellow citizen, a voting member of the Israeli democracy...
...last year we watched his Angry Pilgrim theatrics somewhat bemused. But if Coffey is anything, he's larger than life. Frequently making announcements in dining halls, everpresent at council tablings and events, Coffey has always been at the center of the action. In fact, we would expect him to overshadow any president the council elects--and that's not necessarily a bad thing...
...drug's safety has already been proved. Says Dr. Martin Raber, physician in chief of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston: "It is accepted practice that once a drug is FDA-approved it can be freely used." But the FDA gets nervous when a drug's unapproved uses overshadow its original purpose. Retin-A cream, for example, was approved by the FDA for the treatment of acne in 1971, but then, much to the FDA's consternation, it was widely prescribed to smooth wrinkles caused by aging and overexposure...