foreseeable
adjective
fore·see·able
fȯr-ˈsē-ə-bəl 
1
: being such as may be reasonably anticipated
foreseeable problems
foreseeable consequences
2
: lying within the range for which forecasts are possible
in the foreseeable future
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After production resumed, Unifor said the plant would operate on a single shift for the foreseeable future — a reduction expected to result in the indefinite layoff of nearly 500 workers.
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Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Like it or not, playing in front of non-partisan crowds at home will be with for the team to contend with for the foreseeable future.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
But with recent attention focused on newer and perhaps bigger opportunities in other coins and crypto stocks, investors may be better off looking for opportunities outside of bitcoin for the foreseeable future, according to Wolfe, at least until bitcoin retests its record of $124,496 .
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
This hasn’t become a big deal yet because all signs point to Durant inking some form of an extension in the coming weeks that will tie him to Houston for the foreseeable future.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Like it or not, playing in front of non-partisan crowds at home will be with for the team to contend with for the foreseeable future.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
But with recent attention focused on newer and perhaps bigger opportunities in other coins and crypto stocks, investors may be better off looking for opportunities outside of bitcoin for the foreseeable future, according to Wolfe, at least until bitcoin retests its record of $124,496 .
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
This hasn’t become a big deal yet because all signs point to Durant inking some form of an extension in the coming weeks that will tie him to Houston for the foreseeable future.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Foreseeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreseeable. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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foreseeable
adjective
fore·see·able
fōr-ˈsē-ə-bəl
: such as reasonably can or should be anticipated : such that a person of ordinary prudence would expect to occur or exist under the circumstances
a foreseeable risk
the foreseeable expenses
a foreseeable plaintiff
foreseeably
adverb
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