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foresight

[fawr-sahyt, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌsaɪt, ˈfoʊr- /


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Some in the country’s finance circles described him as the field’s version of Zhuge Liang, the third-century strategist whose reputation for uncanny foresight has endured in Chinese lore for centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Now, there’s a question of hindsight versus foresight.

From Slate May 5, 2026

No one saw that coming when shares were spun out of GE on April 2, 2024, after Larry Culp had the foresight to break up General Electric.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

They require planning, foresight and smart people, including women and minorities, to win — and even then, only if you’re quite lucky.

From Salon Mar. 13, 2026

Gregor, behind his door, nodded eagerly, rejoicing over this unanticipated foresight and frugality.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka

Most of my work deals with the next 5 years, and it’s more about pretty obvious foresights rather than ‘predictions’.

From Forbes Jul. 8, 2014

Also with this new vision come memories and foresights.

From Stella Fregelius by Henry Rider Haggard

"How would Black, by turning in some wrong backsights and foresights, expect to delay the building of the road, even if he wanted to do it?"

From The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

I might take him, and a level along, and go over the foresights and backsights myself.

From The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

He dressed and breakfasted with all the petty foresights that can mean the shaving of clearance in a tight squeeze, and got off with all the margin of time he could muster.

From A Matter of Proportion by Anne Walker




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