foreseeable
adjective
fore·see·able
fȯr-ˈsē-ə-bəl 
1
: being such as may be reasonably anticipated
foreseeable problems
foreseeable consequences
2
: lying within the range for which forecasts are possible
in the foreseeable future
Examples of foreseeable in a Sentence
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Several months after announcing her diagnosis, Dion also made the decision to cancel her tour dates for the foreseeable future to focus on her health.
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Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Other economists are open to the possibility of AGI being developed in the foreseeable future, but argue that this still wouldn’t precipitate a collapse in employment.
—Will Henshall, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
That means, unless something drastic happens in the next week, the War on Terror-era surveillance program could actually die in the foreseeable future.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Experts say resurgent Russian ethnic nationalism is a tiger the Kremlin will probably manage to ride, at least for the foreseeable future.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
The yen has weakened on expectations that the gap between interest rates in Japan, which are near zero, and those in the U.S. will remain wide for the foreseeable future.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
As some analysts now argue, given the intensity of the conflict in the Gaza Strip and the growing threat of a wider regional war, the past six months’ events will necessarily galvanize U.S. engagement in the Middle East for the foreseeable future.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
The solution for both of those scenarios can come from one talented prospect, but the Panthers need to find that guy to help the coverage unit for the foreseeable future.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024
And now, for the foreseeable future, Michael Douglas is ready to stop.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Other economists are open to the possibility of AGI being developed in the foreseeable future, but argue that this still wouldn’t precipitate a collapse in employment.
—Will Henshall, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
That means, unless something drastic happens in the next week, the War on Terror-era surveillance program could actually die in the foreseeable future.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Experts say resurgent Russian ethnic nationalism is a tiger the Kremlin will probably manage to ride, at least for the foreseeable future.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
The yen has weakened on expectations that the gap between interest rates in Japan, which are near zero, and those in the U.S. will remain wide for the foreseeable future.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
As some analysts now argue, given the intensity of the conflict in the Gaza Strip and the growing threat of a wider regional war, the past six months’ events will necessarily galvanize U.S. engagement in the Middle East for the foreseeable future.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
The solution for both of those scenarios can come from one talented prospect, but the Panthers need to find that guy to help the coverage unit for the foreseeable future.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024
And now, for the foreseeable future, Michael Douglas is ready to stop.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
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foreseeable
adjective
fore·see·able
fōr-ˈsē-ə-bəl
: such as reasonably can or should be anticipated : such that a person of ordinary prudence would expect to occur or exist under the circumstances
a foreseeable risk
the foreseeable expenses
a foreseeable plaintiff
foreseeably
adverb
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