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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What many fail to understand about inflation, a 10 percent increase on prices followed by a much lower increase the following year is still an increase.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
PwC Netherlands’ recent report, The Value of Age in the Boardroom, reveals how most companies fail to see the economic upside of generational balance and skew too old.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Leaders stuck in the cycle of reactive decision-making may fail to see how subtly misalignment takes root.
—Amber Brown, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
What many fail to understand today is why Bonhoeffer didn’t survive.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
PwC Netherlands’ recent report, The Value of Age in the Boardroom, reveals how most companies fail to see the economic upside of generational balance and skew too old.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Leaders stuck in the cycle of reactive decision-making may fail to see how subtly misalignment takes root.
—Amber Brown, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
What many fail to understand today is why Bonhoeffer didn’t survive.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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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 10 Jun. 2025.
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