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farsighted

[fahr-sahy-tid, -sahy-tid] / ˈfɑrˈsaɪ tɪd, -ˌsaɪ tɪd /


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New York Fed President John Williams proved the most farsighted of all in his football — and economic — forecasts.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 17, 2026

Tesla’s stock has long been buoyed by Musk’s reputation as a farsighted entrepreneur — based in part on his enticing visions of Tesla’s prospects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025

When Bahar came up with her vision of creating a biodiversity map for an educational institution, a university campus, it was one-of-a-kind, farsighted and, most importantly, truly local.

From Scientific American ● May 20, 2023

But the farsighted and analytical statesman did manage to wrest his own homeland from the grip of czarism and from two other powers, Austria and Prussia.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022

Yet I also remembered, as if it had happened, great Scyld, of whose kingdom no trace remained, and his farsighted son, of whose greater kingdom no trace remained.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner


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