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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All too often, security is an easy target because executives may fail to see the direct link between the cybersecurity budget and its ROI.
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Steve Durbin, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Hardware Lifecycle Management: Many still fail to see the additional impact of hardware production and what will happen in five years when older generations of GPUs are phased out.
—Yusuf Sar, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
In other words, people who are committed to their beliefs, especially when those beliefs are shared by ideological allies, will pay selective attention to information that confirms their preexisting notions and fail to see evidence that contradicts them.
—Elke U. Weber, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
Its policymakers fail to see that many of the Kremlin’s actions are aimed at a domestic constituency.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2024
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Steve Durbin, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Hardware Lifecycle Management: Many still fail to see the additional impact of hardware production and what will happen in five years when older generations of GPUs are phased out.
—Yusuf Sar, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
In other words, people who are committed to their beliefs, especially when those beliefs are shared by ideological allies, will pay selective attention to information that confirms their preexisting notions and fail to see evidence that contradicts them.
—Elke U. Weber, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
Its policymakers fail to see that many of the Kremlin’s actions are aimed at a domestic constituency.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2024
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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 Oct. 2024.
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