fail to see/understand
idiom
: to not understand
—often used when someone does not agree with something
I fail to see/understand why we need to change the current system.
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Yet many people fail to understand that parents and caregivers of children with special needs face significant demands on their time as well as their mental, emotional, and financial resources.
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Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Fashion giants that are not in dialogue with the people who make the garments, create management systems and tools that fail to understand their workers’ needs and do not reflect the nuanced insights of the factory-floor workers that the fashion giants could benefit from.
—Hakan Karaosman, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2024
Too often, leaders fail to see the importance of listening to their employees, resulting in toxicity in their work environment.
—Natalie Boehm, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Countries such as China fail to understand that cultural exports originating from a controlling state will never rival the credibility of those born of a vibrant civil society.
—Scott Moskowitz, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2013
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Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Fashion giants that are not in dialogue with the people who make the garments, create management systems and tools that fail to understand their workers’ needs and do not reflect the nuanced insights of the factory-floor workers that the fashion giants could benefit from.
—Hakan Karaosman, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2024
Too often, leaders fail to see the importance of listening to their employees, resulting in toxicity in their work environment.
—Natalie Boehm, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Countries such as China fail to understand that cultural exports originating from a controlling state will never rival the credibility of those born of a vibrant civil society.
—Scott Moskowitz, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2013
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“Fail to see/understand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fail%20to%20see%2Funderstand. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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