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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Insider buys are a great sign of forward-looking confidence from management and can show that people closest to the company think its stock is undervalued.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2025
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The Future of Intelligent Control Ultimately, the advancement of industrial automation will depend on contributions that combine rigorous research with hands-on implementation and a forward-looking perspective.
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Whiskey makers have always been forward-looking, by necessity.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2025
For forward-looking collectors, Baker-Briggs pinpoints Germany as an emerging scene.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2025
The Future of Intelligent Control Ultimately, the advancement of industrial automation will depend on contributions that combine rigorous research with hands-on implementation and a forward-looking perspective.
—K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Whiskey makers have always been forward-looking, by necessity.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forward-looking
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“Forward-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forward-looking. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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