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foresight

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


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

From Slate • May 5, 2026

“Financial markets are reacting to the geopolitical back-and-forth with a sense of foresight, which currently reduces the pressure on central banks to act,” analysts at Raiffeisen Bank said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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

In an unusual bit of foresight, Congress understood as far back as 1999 that banking organizations needed expanded powers and, most importantly, expanded technology powers if they were to compete with nonbanks.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Kamen, with a surfeit of empathy and a lack of foresight, assented.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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