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myopic

adjective as in able only to see things near at hand

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But recall that the Smithsonian’s mission was and is “the increase and diffusion of knowledge” — not advancing a particular understanding of America’s racial past or even to celebrate a myopic view our founding.

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Bertoldi’s albums have been nominated three times in the past, but the rock and alternative fields are simply too narrow and myopic for this brash, self-produced gem.

Americans are so myopic about their own history, if not downright ignorant, that some minorities think they’re being welcomed into the Heritage Americans fold by Vance and his ilk.

Lyonne’s consistently myopic defense demonstrates an almost childish reluctance to listen, one that has painted an increasingly confusing picture now that Lyonne is moving into directing.

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So not understanding and having that myopic view or wish now, being 61 — I have three children, I have a career, I have a foundation, I have a husband.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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