: having sight
clear-sighted
a sighted person
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Walking away from EVs entirely would be an absurdly short-sighted decision.
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Adam Ismail, The Drive, 7 Jan. 2026
Ross’ approach to winning is often clumsy and short-sighted.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
In today’s software engineering, many companies tend to be short-sighted in their hiring, thinking more of the next quarter than four or five years down the line.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025
Each pit is roughly the size of a small storage cavity, and while the band appears continuous when sighted from a distance, closer inspection reveals that it is broken into sections, separated by gaps that allow foot traffic across the mountain.
—New Atlas, 21 Dec. 2025
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Adam Ismail, The Drive, 7 Jan. 2026
Ross’ approach to winning is often clumsy and short-sighted.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
In today’s software engineering, many companies tend to be short-sighted in their hiring, thinking more of the next quarter than four or five years down the line.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025
Each pit is roughly the size of a small storage cavity, and while the band appears continuous when sighted from a distance, closer inspection reveals that it is broken into sections, separated by gaps that allow foot traffic across the mountain.
—New Atlas, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Sighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sighted. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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sighted
adjective
sight·ed
ˈsīt-əd 
: having sight
clear-sighted
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