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forward-looking

[fawr-werd-look-ing] / ˈfɔr wərdˌlʊk ɪŋ /








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“While there is still uncertainty and saber rattling over the Iran conflict, markets are forward looking and currently looking forward,” said Rick Gardner, chief investment officer at RGA Investments in Raleigh.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

It also criticized the company’s business model, which it said was “built for the last decade, but not forward looking and flexible enough to ensure success in the next.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2024

Republican state Rep. David Hale said his legislation is forward looking amid preparations to renovate Kentucky’s statehouse and “has no reflection on what has been done in the past.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

Right from the start, Arsenal's energy was just incredible and they were absolutely relentless in the way they kept coming forward, looking for the victory.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2023

He took a deep, steadying breath, then got up again and hurried forward, looking back over his shoulder as he ran away from the golden mist, which twinkled innocently at him in the moonlight.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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