blind spot
noun
1
a
: the small circular area at the back of the retina where the optic nerve enters the eyeball and which is devoid of rods and cones and is not sensitive to light
called also optic disc
see eye illustration
b
: a portion of a field that cannot be seen or inspected with available equipment
2
: an area in which one fails to exercise judgment or discrimination
Examples of blind spot in a Sentence
When driving on the highway, you need to make sure no one is in your blind spot before changing lanes.
She has a blind spot concerning her son's behavior.
Recent Examples on the Web
Pete Doctor is the creative leader but is attuned to the same philosophies of a Brain Trust of getting multiple voices creatively to turn it up and give you ideas and places to look and maybe blind spots.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
His administration’s focus on the peace process between Egypt and Israel left Iran in a blind spot.
—Stuart E. Eisenstat, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2024
Participants in our study who were most likely to demonstrate the bias blind spot were most likely to see more bias in the decisions of algorithms than in their own decisions.
—Carey K. Morewedge, The Conversation, 10 May 2024
Soul Glo is part of a small wave of young Black hardcore acts (including L.A.’s Zulu) who are upending the genre and calling out its blind spots while delivering some of the most exciting, boundary-pushing music the scene has yielded in a generation.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
His administration’s focus on the peace process between Egypt and Israel left Iran in a blind spot.
—Stuart E. Eisenstat, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2024
Participants in our study who were most likely to demonstrate the bias blind spot were most likely to see more bias in the decisions of algorithms than in their own decisions.
—Carey K. Morewedge, The Conversation, 10 May 2024
Soul Glo is part of a small wave of young Black hardcore acts (including L.A.’s Zulu) who are upending the genre and calling out its blind spots while delivering some of the most exciting, boundary-pushing music the scene has yielded in a generation.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
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“Blind spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blind%20spot. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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