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forethought

[fawr-thawt, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌθɔt, ˈfoʊr- /


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These require no assembly and very little forethought beyond remembering to throw them in the basket.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

“We’re just very lucky my father had the forethought to do this,” Sydney said.

From MarketWatch May 8, 2026

It seems that the administration may have not applied its usual level of forethought and analytical rigor to this decision.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2025

Mbappe had an understanding, even as a teenager, of a wider, bigger plan; a programme of parental planning and forethought now widely known as 'Project Mbappe'.

From BBC May 29, 2024

Well, I amended, they hadn’t exactly seen it, since enough of the original time travelers had had the conscience and forethought to realize what was happening and fix things before everything went too haywire.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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