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forward–looking
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forward–looking
(adjective)
forward–looking
/
ˈ
foɚwɚdˌlʊkɪŋ/
adjective
forward–looking
/
ˈ
foɚwɚdˌlʊkɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of FORWARD–LOOKING
[
more forward–looking; most forward–looking
]
approving
:
relating to the future
forward-looking
[=
innovative
] ideas/plans/products
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planning for the future
forward-looking
[=
farsighted
] engineers/politicians/industrialists
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opposite
backward-looking
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