in/for the foreseeable future

idiom

: at a time that is not long from now : soon
We have no plans to sell our house in/for the foreseeable future.

Examples of in/for the foreseeable future in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And so the need for human moderation will remain for the foreseeable future, in my opinion. Barbara Ortutay, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024 The Heat hopes to keep its season going even while knowing Butler won’t be available for the foreseeable future. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024 Several months after announcing her diagnosis, Dion also made the decision to cancel her tour dates for the foreseeable future to focus on her health. Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024 As some analysts now argue, given the intensity of the conflict in the Gaza Strip and the growing threat of a wider regional war, the past six months’ events will necessarily galvanize U.S. engagement in the Middle East for the foreseeable future. Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024 Convoys of vehicles monitored by Caltrans crews started heading out Sunday on one lane of the highway and will continue at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily for the foreseeable future. Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024 Kader Kohou seemed likely to hold that job for the foreseeable future after a strong rookie season in 2022. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2024 Experts say resurgent Russian ethnic nationalism is a tiger the Kremlin will probably manage to ride, at least for the foreseeable future. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024 The yen has weakened on expectations that the gap between interest rates in Japan, which are near zero, and those in the U.S. will remain wide for the foreseeable future. Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024

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Dictionary Entries Near in/for the foreseeable future

in foro conscientiae

in/for the foreseeable future

infortunate

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“In/for the foreseeable future.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%2Ffor%20the%20foreseeable%20future. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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