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shortsighted

[shawrt-sahy-tid] / ˈʃɔrtˈsaɪ tɪd /


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Samantha Stevens, a Los Angeles political consultant and former legislative staffer, said she is worried the proposed changes are a shortsighted solution to address police abuses that will create another layer of bureaucracy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

This makes Anthropic’s squabble with the Pentagon over the use of its tools even more disturbing and shortsighted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

That is a little shortsighted because 75-to-80% of our content is proprietary and not visible to any LLM.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

That view was shortsighted then, and it is now.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

Lyell was extremely shortsighted and went through most of his life with a pained squint which gave him a troubled air.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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