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horizon

[huh-rahy-zuhn] / həˈraɪ zən /


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Among Cubans, there is a sense — and a hope — that some kind of change is on the horizon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

At the same time, however, companies make multibillion-dollar decisions based not on the possibility of wars or natural disasters, but rather on even demand with a multiyear, and sometimes multidecade, horizon.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Headhunters say good governance can reduce some risks of joining a family office and that a family’s long-term investment horizon can be attractive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

"With El Nino already here and a tough summer on the horizon, our koalas will need all the help they can get, whether it comes on two legs or four."

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

There were thin clouds that didn't move in the sky and pale sunlight along the horizon.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

It opened up my horizons to a lot of different forms of working out that I just didn’t know before.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Regardless, should you ever feel that many people around you are looking increasingly smooth, there’s an easy solution that does not require Twilight Zone–style exile from society: Expand your social horizons a bit.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

A reference for our time is Judge Richard Posner’s 1995 book, “Aging and Old Age,” with its frank discussion of the relationship between shortened time horizons in the elderly and unchecked selfishness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

That doesn’t mean these particular investments are ones to match right now for investors with shorter time horizons and far lighter purses.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

The ships whispered promises of speed and salt air and open horizons.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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