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Nearsightedness; figuratively, a failure to consider wider or longer-term consequences.

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myopia

The essay criticized the organization's myopia about future maintenance costs.
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Many investors suffer from economic myopia (nearsightedness). They make radical changes in their portfolio based on short-term fluctuations in the market.
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