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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The balance between reverence for tradition and forward-looking creativity was masterfully executed.
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
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If laid off, tell a forward-looking story about resilience, learning, and impact.
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But, then again, the market is a forward-looking machine with a motor that never stalls out.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
The company pointed out that WESCAM MX-Series EO/IR systems bring a new generation of forward-looking infrared and electro-optical sensor capability to a market where advanced asymmetrical threat identification technologies have become a necessity.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
If laid off, tell a forward-looking story about resilience, learning, and impact.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
But, then again, the market is a forward-looking machine with a motor that never stalls out.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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