forward-looking
adjective
for·ward-look·ing
ˈfȯr-wərd-ˌlu̇-kiŋ 
: concerned with or planning for the future
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a forward-looking business plan designed to take full advantage of emerging technologies
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Compelling Technical Vision: An inspiring, forward-looking technology vision and roadmap that influences and shapes future innovation.
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Tony Gambill, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
That’s an ongoing obligation that, for lack of a better description, is forward-looking based upon salaries paid in the current year.
—Steve Reick, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
California's insurance commissioner, supported by Governor Gavin Newsom, ended the ban on using forward-looking catastrophe models for setting premiums, giving the green light to the insurance industry to start actually trying to price in the rising risk and cost of wildfires.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
This is a forward-looking feature, one that may have more impact on the average user in the future.
—PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
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Tony Gambill, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
That’s an ongoing obligation that, for lack of a better description, is forward-looking based upon salaries paid in the current year.
—Steve Reick, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
California's insurance commissioner, supported by Governor Gavin Newsom, ended the ban on using forward-looking catastrophe models for setting premiums, giving the green light to the insurance industry to start actually trying to price in the rising risk and cost of wildfires.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
This is a forward-looking feature, one that may have more impact on the average user in the future.
—PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Forward-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forward-looking. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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