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SassMeister-input.scss

// ----
// Sass (v3.4.9)
// Compass (v1.0.1)
// ----

// Initialize a global variable at root level.
// In this case, the `!global` flag is optional.
$variable: 'initial value' !global;

// Create a mixin that overrides that global variable.
@mixin global-variable-overriding {
  $variable: 'mixin value' !global;
}

.local-scope::before {
  // Create a local variable that shadows the global one.
  $variable: 'local value';

  // Include the mixin: it overrides the global variable.
  @include global-variable-overriding;

  // Print the variable's value.
  // It is the **local** one, since it shadows the global one.
  content: $variable;
}

// Print the variable in another selector that does no shadowing.
// It is the **global** one, as expected.
.other-local-scope::before {
  content: $variable;
}

SassMeister-output.css

.local-scope::before {
  content: "local value";
}

.other-local-scope::before {
  content: "mixin value";
}