as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
a forward-looking business plan designed to take full advantage of emerging technologies
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The second movie, shot a year earlier, is forward-looking.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2024
Zoom in: The biggest forward-looking issue for dealmakers might be antitrust enforcement, and namely whether or not Lina Khan will continue to run the FTC.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
The forward-looking indicator climbed to minus 21.2 points for October, up 0.7 points on a month earlier, according to pollsters GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM).
—Chloe Berger, Fortune Europe, 26 Sep. 2024
That is a pretty significant drop in expectations, especially when considering the 12-month forward-looking price-to-earnings ratio is 21.4, which is well above its historical average.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2024
Zoom in: The biggest forward-looking issue for dealmakers might be antitrust enforcement, and namely whether or not Lina Khan will continue to run the FTC.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
The forward-looking indicator climbed to minus 21.2 points for October, up 0.7 points on a month earlier, according to pollsters GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM).
—Chloe Berger, Fortune Europe, 26 Sep. 2024
That is a pretty significant drop in expectations, especially when considering the 12-month forward-looking price-to-earnings ratio is 21.4, which is well above its historical average.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Forward-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forward-looking. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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