blinkers
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Hoping to improve Chief Wallabee’s focus, Mott will have the colt race in blinkers for the first time in the Derby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
But even he has blinkers on: Yes, 1975 might have been a great, great time in New York, despite garbage strikes, crime rates and municipal bankruptcy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
“I’ll keep the blinkers on, put on the hat and just get in the ring.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
On Saturday evening, Owen Farrell - so forward-focused he might as well be in blinkers - may finally allow himself to reflect.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2022
“Them blinkers make him think people is little?”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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