Out of sight, out of mind
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Out of sight, out of mind — until they return once again to overload our circuitry.
From Washington Post • May 26, 2022
“People think, Out of sight, out of mind; the ocean will take care of it, but this stuff piles up,” Dr. Halsband said.
From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2021
Out of sight, out of mind – but she was not always so retiring.
From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2020
Out of sight, out of mind, all those decades, huh?
From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2018
Out of sight, out of mind, my brother says.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
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