lose sight of
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And as Ma gasps her final breaths, she makes her smart little girl promise to never lose sight of her ultimate goal.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
But workers shouldn’t lose sight of the benefits of hybrid work arrangements, said Stanford University economist Nick Bloom, who has studied the rise of working from home.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Football is a family and we mustn't lose sight of that, whether you are sat at the top table or not.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
“The personal is political, as the feminist rallying cry has it, and Wohl has taken pains never to lose sight of this insight when imagining the complexities of the lives of others,” McNulty wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
I was beginning to lose sight of why, exactly, this was a bad idea.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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