blinker
Example Sentences
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He said investigators must not be "blinkered" or put crimes into boxes while ignoring the overlap between some offences.
From BBC
"I trimmed down my team too as I was moving at 100mph with the blinkers on. It has taken a bit of time but now I'm here."
From BBC
“Not a jingoistic, blinkered sense of pride,” he said.
From New York Times
“I’ll keep the blinkers on, put on the hat and just get in the ring.”
From Seattle Times
Both use their female superstars, Blanchett and Yeoh, to comment slyly on how women deal with blinkered assumptions and expectations of their success in the modern world.
From Los Angeles Times
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