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blind spot

[blahynd spot] / ˈblaɪnd ˌspɒt /
NOUN
obstruction
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“All of us live with a huge blind spot before our eyes,” Strout writes, “meaning that no matter what we think we know we can never fully understand how we appear to others.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

This limitation has left scientists with a major blind spot at the scales where vertical mixing occurs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

"I took too long checking the blind spot and all the cars in front had stopped," she said.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

The situation has been flagged by members of Congress as a regulatory blind spot.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

“Been picnicking in my blind spot for a half hour.”

From "Educated" by Tara Westover