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Recent Examples of backward-looking
Brands are generally adept at tracking backward-looking data like sales, shipments and revenue.
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Chris Fosdick, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
The backward-looking inquiries are taking place even as the Republican administration’s national security agencies are confronting global threats.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
The backward-looking mode involves starting with 2040 as the deadline for AGI and then working back from that achievement on a year-by-year basis to arrive at the year 2025 (matching AI presently).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Iran is not a backward place, even if its current government is backward-looking and selfish.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2025
That can be a challenge, especially in companies that grew up with quarterly closings and backward-looking metrics as the norm.
—Carlos Vega, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Sure, the results are backward-looking, but their forecasts and commentary factor in the latest information.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 June 2025
Educate And Build Trust With Key Stakeholders Traditionally, performance has been measured using backward-looking datasets.
—Gladys Kong, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
In time alone, for starters, the case is ancient in internet years and tragically backward-looking.
—David Doty, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Chris Fosdick, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
The backward-looking inquiries are taking place even as the Republican administration’s national security agencies are confronting global threats.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
The backward-looking mode involves starting with 2040 as the deadline for AGI and then working back from that achievement on a year-by-year basis to arrive at the year 2025 (matching AI presently).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Iran is not a backward place, even if its current government is backward-looking and selfish.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2025
That can be a challenge, especially in companies that grew up with quarterly closings and backward-looking metrics as the norm.
—Carlos Vega, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Sure, the results are backward-looking, but their forecasts and commentary factor in the latest information.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 June 2025
Educate And Build Trust With Key Stakeholders Traditionally, performance has been measured using backward-looking datasets.
—Gladys Kong, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
In time alone, for starters, the case is ancient in internet years and tragically backward-looking.
—David Doty, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backward-looking
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The nationwide restaurant chain and country store, which is known for its comfort food and nostalgic atmosphere, unveiled a new, simplified logo with the launch of a fall menu campaign on Aug. 19.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps acting is innately nostalgic—nostalgic for human suffering, which used to be real somewhere else.—
Anne Carson,
New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But almost any retrospective coverage of anything in football — particularly, it must be said, from the 1990s — is so overwhelmingly positive to the point of delusion.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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However, data’s true power lies not only in retrospective analysis but in its ability to guide future actions.—
Matthew Gantner,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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In this black-and-white introspective film, Moreno and Zapata play two long-time friends who share their reflections on life, family and love.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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Equally vital is the capacity to shed ego and engage in daily, introspective reflection on the successes and shortcomings of their practice.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Practical Convergence In Action The intersection of Islamic finance and prosocial AI isn't merely philosophical.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The question is whether Grier and McDaniel will be around long enough to see this philosophical change through to fruition, which, at this rate, would seem to require two years to get a playoff win.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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And for the New York Yankees, who have developed one of the largest analytic departments in Major League Baseball, the role of current manager Aaron Boone is different from those who came before him.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Known for his cutting-edge, analytic approach at the college level, Golden briefly turned art critic as Bates revealed his latest effort for a capacity crowd of 120 people during a fundraising event staged by Florida Victorious, the Gators’ NIL collective.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 July 2025
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“Backward-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backward-looking. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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