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as in foreknowledge
the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur
a mysterious woman who claims to have the gift of foresight
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as in providence
concern or preparation for the future
had the foresight to realize the global importance of the Internet
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Recent Examples of foresight
Crises and day-to-day pressures should not get in the way of your strategic thinking; instead, use these moments to demonstrate your foresight and ability to connect immediate actions to the bigger picture.
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Luis Velasquez, Harvard Business Review, 25 Oct. 2024
That’s the sort of canonical foresight the Black List has had since first launching in 2005 as Hollywood insiders’ go-to index of screenwriters.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
Store Knowledge, Keeping Accessibility In Mind Elevating leadership impact requires foresight in storing knowledge for future use.
—Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Wexner also had the foresight to see beyond the crisis.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
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Luis Velasquez, Harvard Business Review, 25 Oct. 2024
That’s the sort of canonical foresight the Black List has had since first launching in 2005 as Hollywood insiders’ go-to index of screenwriters.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
Store Knowledge, Keeping Accessibility In Mind Elevating leadership impact requires foresight in storing knowledge for future use.
—Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Wexner also had the foresight to see beyond the crisis.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foresight
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Trump’s 90-minute acceptance speech, which quickly moved from providence to policy and jabs at his opponent, President Joe Biden, was almost secular compared to some speakers earlier in the evening.Chris Ullery, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
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The concepts of divine intervention and providence have a long record in American history.Newt Gingrich, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2024
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What Houellebecq does get credit for is prescience.Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
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Unusual prescience on her part or an authorial intrusion from the vantage of our less orderly world?Laura Miller, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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Standing on the ground with nothing blocking our vision, our eyes can see about 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) of the horizon.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
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Jeff’s vision for the New Era game seems to be to dilute the opportunity for strategy and politics as much as possible and replace it with a weeklong bender at Foxwoods that comes with a voucher for unlimited pigs in a blanket.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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So yellow is yellow was was air and Lilia divination trial, and orange was Alice in the fire trial.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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Once again, the breakdown goes as follows: Lilia (Patti Lupone) wants to regain her divination skills, Alice (Ali Ahn) wants to find out what happened to her mother, and Jennifer (Sasheer Zamata) wants to reclaim her magic, which has been bound for some as of yet untold reason.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
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The Allworth Advice is that some forethought needs to go into something like this, ideally years in advance.Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2024
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But safeguarding mail voting requires forethought and funds.Lawrence Norden, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2020
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Nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism are other forms of refractive errors.Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2024
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Benefits of eye surgery include improvement of nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
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What Are The Candidates Missing? Healthcare spending has ballooned to levels that defy fiscal prudence, but healthcare dollars aren’t going to the people who provide it.Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The market may have wanted a more upbeat outlook for 2025 to support analysts’ projections of low-double-digit percentage earnings growth, but Danaher is known for its conservatism and prudence regarding forward guidance.Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Foresight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foresight. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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