blindness

Example Sentences

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The effort to be identity-blind, he writes, can “cause a certain blindness: not seeing the conditions of life that people deal with because they have an identity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Mange is a common issue for foxes, especially during winter, with many foxes dying or being left with serious injuries such as blindness.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The answer isn’t ideological blindness so much as methodological constraint.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of vision loss and blindness among Americans age 65 and older.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026

In my mental blindness, I had believed it was somehow connected with the ability to read and write, and I was sure that if I could get those skills I would have intelligence too.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes