anticipatory
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Women also face "anticipatory discrimination", he adds, "often women are either withdrawing from the labour market or getting into part-time or unstable jobs around the time when they have kids."
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Here are a few strategies for keeping anticipatory anxiety at bay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
Asked why the numbers were not higher, Pace highlighted "anticipatory action, being ready".
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
For those feeling unsatisfied with their current lives, anticipatory nostalgia can decrease anxiety while enhancing the meaningfulness of the moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
“Permanent, year-round populations could be established only in the presence of an anticipatory engineering of water supplies.”
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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