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Recent Examples of backward-looking
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).
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 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
But what investors will likely key on won’t be the backward-looking Q1 figures.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
Even in more normal times, Jim Cramer always preaches that hearing from management teams who provide real-time color on their industries can be more valuable than backward-looking economic data.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 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
But what investors will likely key on won’t be the backward-looking Q1 figures.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
Even in more normal times, Jim Cramer always preaches that hearing from management teams who provide real-time color on their industries can be more valuable than backward-looking economic data.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backward-looking
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Keep it classic with ground beef, beans, and a mild spice level, kid-friendly and nostalgic.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 June 2025
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Homebody at heart but hopeless romantic in the streets, Cancer, your jewelry vibe this summer is nostalgic, delicate, and heart-centered.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
27 June 2025
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For OEMs competing in the connected device market, an IoT retrospective uncovers patterns in progress that still influence today's challenges, especially concerning securing, managing and updating connected devices at scale.—
Thomas Ryd,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Amid deluges of art generated by artificial intelligence and bananas taped on walls, contemporary viewers may find guidance at a major retrospective exhibition of Duchamp’s works next year.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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From Revenge Spending to Revenge Saving: A Behavioral Shift In contrast to the conspicuous consumption of revenge spending, revenge saving reflects a quieter, more introspective approach to financial resilience.—
Ron Shevlin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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While the country’s recent sci-fi hits — such as the blockbuster Wandering Earth franchise — lean toward big-budget spectacle in the Hollywood mold, Qiu’s film offers a quieter, more introspective approach.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
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Jefferson rooted the Declaration in natural philosophy, or the philosophical study of nature and the physical universe without consideration of supernatural causes.—
Time,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Barry Lam teaches in the philosophy department at the University of California, Riverside, and hosts a popular podcast, Hi-Phi Nation, which applies philosophical modes of inquiry to everyday topics.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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More analytic services will also be offered, including CPO market reports, sales trends and more.—
Roberta Naas,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The method by which these investigations were conducted will be well known to psychoanalysts and analytic patients.—
Louise Glück,
The New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Backward-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backward-looking. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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