near-sighted
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Estefania Vela, a human rights lawyer at a think tank called Intersecta, worries militarization is near-sighted.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025
Remedies the office helps institute could be as straightforward as adding accessibility features to school buildings or seating a near-sighted child at the front of the class.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025
Just appointed by President Ronald Reagan, Watt was a near-sighted champion of capitalism and Christ who appeared mildly uncomfortable in his new job.
From Washington Post • May 23, 2018
At the same time Hurt also caught the anguish of a near-sighted, bone-creaking old man who describes himself as “drowned in dreams and burning to be gone”.
From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2017
She looked down into his little near-sighted eyes, full of tears behind the thick lenses.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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