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forethought

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


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Then, as now, sowing took forethought, discipline and attention to detail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

"I just thought it was crazy to put something like that in this community, with no forethought, no prior authorisation, not even asking the community," he said.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

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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