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 Trump and Bondi fail to understand is the apolitical nature of criminal prosecution. Barbara McQuade Bloomberg Opinion, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025 What most people fail to understand is that the American identity will forever also be the Black American identity. Davon Loeb, Parents, 15 Feb. 2025 What these arguments fail to understand is that DEI protections were put in place for certain groups because of historically discriminatory hiring practices and to course-correct toxic, racist, ableist, homophobic, transphobic, and sexist workplaces. Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 30 Jan. 2025 Too often, companies fail to understand their shareholders in the same as their customers and cultivate ... Post Companies are dedicating increasing attention to investor relations (IR) management to cultivate shareholder loyalty. Wei Shi, Harvard Business Review, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fail to see/understand

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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 Mar. 2025.

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