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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Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
Sternlicht launched the then forward-looking W Hotel group in 1998 before selling to Marriott in 2016.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
In that way, the season’s interests are anxiously forward-looking and warmly retro.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
This extractive agribusiness model prioritizes revenues, often contrary to the goals of demonstration, recreation and forward-looking research.
—Evan Mills, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
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 25 Mar. 2026.
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