the future
noun
1
: the events that will happen after the present time
It's impossible to predict the future.
2
grammar
: a verb tense that is used to refer to the future : future tense
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It is now hoped that this latest tragedy may force the issue to prevent further similar losses in the future.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
On a Birmingham High basketball team with only four seniors and plenty of hope for the future, Halic was making sure to thank Eleri after the Patriots’ 74-64 loss to Antioch Cornerstone Christian in the state Division III championship game on Friday night at Golden 1 Center.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
My perspective has been shaped by being a global macro investor who has to bet on what the future will be like.
—Ray Dalio, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
South America fractures into a puzzle of fjords and channels at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Brunswick Peninsula, in Chile’s Magallanes Region, where the future park will protect temperate rainforests, shrublands, and vast carbon-capturing peat bogs.
—Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
On a Birmingham High basketball team with only four seniors and plenty of hope for the future, Halic was making sure to thank Eleri after the Patriots’ 74-64 loss to Antioch Cornerstone Christian in the state Division III championship game on Friday night at Golden 1 Center.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
My perspective has been shaped by being a global macro investor who has to bet on what the future will be like.
—Ray Dalio, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
South America fractures into a puzzle of fjords and channels at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Brunswick Peninsula, in Chile’s Magallanes Region, where the future park will protect temperate rainforests, shrublands, and vast carbon-capturing peat bogs.
—Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
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“The future.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20future. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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