blinkered
adjective
blink·ered
ˈbliŋ-kərd 
1
: limited in scope or understanding : narrow-minded
2
: fitted with blinders
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But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
While the show has been dinged since its earliest days for having a blinkered or inaccurate depiction of its Chicago environs, that tends to matter most to critics from Chicago.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 July 2024
Photo : Public domain Preston Tucker’s car was an ambitious but failed experiment, an unfortunate cocktail fueled by the inventor’s own hubris, ill-willed government bureaucracy, and Detroit’s blinkered automotive industrial complex.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
This was a blinkered view of reproductive healthcare rights, however.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
While the show has been dinged since its earliest days for having a blinkered or inaccurate depiction of its Chicago environs, that tends to matter most to critics from Chicago.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 July 2024
Photo : Public domain Preston Tucker’s car was an ambitious but failed experiment, an unfortunate cocktail fueled by the inventor’s own hubris, ill-willed government bureaucracy, and Detroit’s blinkered automotive industrial complex.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
This was a blinkered view of reproductive healthcare rights, however.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Blinkered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blinkered. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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