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, specifics about the allegations against Teran — including whose records may be involved — may remain a mystery, as Spertus said the more detailed affidavit filed last week alongside the criminal complaint has been kept secret.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
If a century of failure has made clear that the two sides are unlikely to be reconciled in the foreseeable future, the war in Gaza has exposed the terrifying cataclysm that poor handling of the conflict can bring about.
—Tom Segev, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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
Other economists are open to the possibility of AGI being developed in the foreseeable future, but argue that this still wouldn’t precipitate a collapse in employment.
—Will Henshall, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
That means, unless something drastic happens in the next week, the War on Terror-era surveillance program could actually die in the foreseeable future.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 11 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
Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
If a century of failure has made clear that the two sides are unlikely to be reconciled in the foreseeable future, the war in Gaza has exposed the terrifying cataclysm that poor handling of the conflict can bring about.
—Tom Segev, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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
Other economists are open to the possibility of AGI being developed in the foreseeable future, but argue that this still wouldn’t precipitate a collapse in employment.
—Will Henshall, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
That means, unless something drastic happens in the next week, the War on Terror-era surveillance program could actually die in the foreseeable future.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 11 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
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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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