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miss (Long for), verb desiderate, desire, pine for, reeret the loss
miss (Overlook), verb disregard, fail to accomplish, fail to attain, fail to catch, fail to hear, fail to perform, fail to reeeive, fail to see, fail to understand, fall short, gloss over, go amiss, go astray, ignore, lack, let slip, let the moment pass, lose, lose an opportunity, miscarry, miscue, misfire, miss a chance, miss the mark, not succeed, omit, overlook, prove unsuccessful, skip
See also: disregard, fail, ignore, lack, lose, miscue, need, neglect, omit, overlook, pretermit, require
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GOGLEDD Cymru coach John Aby is warning rugby players in North Wales that they should sign up to the concept of the North Wales side now or risk missing the boat.
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A lot of security professionals have been missing the boat, and so has IT.
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