futurist
noun
fu·tur·ist
ˈfyü-chə-rist 
1
: one who studies and predicts the future especially on the basis of current trends
2
: one who advocates or practices futurism
futurist
adjective
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economic futurists predict a new world order in which information is the resource that drives a nation's economy
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Here Morris relies on the ideas of several imaginative futurists.
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Michael Mandelbaum, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
For example, Selfridges’ futurists helped the store get ahead of the Barbie movie trend, Foster says.
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The American century, far from being over, is on the way.
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As futurist Ray Kurzweil observes, the key is that both data and oil vary greatly in the difficulty—and therefore cost—of extracting and refining them.
—Niall Ferguson, TIME, 2 Aug. 2024
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Michael Mandelbaum, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
For example, Selfridges’ futurists helped the store get ahead of the Barbie movie trend, Foster says.
—Cathrin Schaer, WWD, 15 Sep. 2024
These days futurists argue that the information revolution is…
America’s Information Edge
The American century, far from being over, is on the way.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
As futurist Ray Kurzweil observes, the key is that both data and oil vary greatly in the difficulty—and therefore cost—of extracting and refining them.
—Niall Ferguson, TIME, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Futurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/futurist. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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futurist
noun
fu·tur·ist
ˈfyü-chə-rəst
: a person who tries to tell what the future will be like by studying current trends
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