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Recent Examples of backward-looking
Iran is not a backward place, even if its current government is backward-looking and selfish.
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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
Though full of sharp observations about the world of movies and her own relationship to it, the piece is also conservative and nostalgic, with a backward-looking incuriosity regarding a younger generation’s way of relating to films.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
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
Though full of sharp observations about the world of movies and her own relationship to it, the piece is also conservative and nostalgic, with a backward-looking incuriosity regarding a younger generation’s way of relating to films.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backward-looking
Adjective
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Phaedra gives us a nostalgic update on her youngest son, Dylan, a.k.a.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
23 June 2025
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Enjoy the nostalgic flavors of childhood once again.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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But the timing of this retrospective feels pitch-perfect.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
20 June 2025
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A number of these works were included in a midcareer retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1982.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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This type of introspective mindset builds an authentic personal brand that reflects a leader's strengths and inspires trust within your networks.—
Jacqueleen Clark-Crittle,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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There are certainly elements of Bridges’ soul and Crockett’s storytelling to White’s music, but his heavy Texas accent and introspective lyrics combine to give him his own distinct sound.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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Eileen is, of course, a deeply spiritual writer and thinker, deeply philosophical and wild-minded, and what with poetry being so great for divination, their poems in particular land well.—
Michelle Tea
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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Banners, badges or signs for political, ideological, philosophical or commercial purposes are not permitted.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Newell also might be underrated given his lack of electrifying highlights; analytic models view the southpaw more favorably than the eye test.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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This screen grab shows a dashboard of analytic insights from Mindbody.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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“Backward-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backward-looking. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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