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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For the foreseeable future, bigger EVs will be much more expensive to make than bigger gas cars—and much harder to profit from.
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Patrick George, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
By granting Fubo’s motion, Garnett has dispatched Venu Sports to the penalty box for the foreseeable future.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Aug. 2024
Focusing too much on what AI can do can lead to overestimating the value of its outputs and undervaluing essential relationships of care — relationships that, at least for the foreseeable future, and perhaps fundamentally, can occur only between human beings.
—Evan Selinger and Thomas Carroll, STAT, 15 Aug. 2024
The incursion – which poses a major embarrassment for the Kremlin – has prompted an angered Russia to take peace negotiations off the table for the foreseeable future.
—Alex Stambaugh, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
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Patrick George, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
By granting Fubo’s motion, Garnett has dispatched Venu Sports to the penalty box for the foreseeable future.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Aug. 2024
Focusing too much on what AI can do can lead to overestimating the value of its outputs and undervaluing essential relationships of care — relationships that, at least for the foreseeable future, and perhaps fundamentally, can occur only between human beings.
—Evan Selinger and Thomas Carroll, STAT, 15 Aug. 2024
The incursion – which poses a major embarrassment for the Kremlin – has prompted an angered Russia to take peace negotiations off the table for the foreseeable future.
—Alex Stambaugh, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
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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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