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
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Investments in programmatic advertising keep growing, which means that the industry’s evolution is not going to stop in the foreseeable future.
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Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
As the bishop of Washington, Budde will likely continue to deliver sermons at the Washington National Cathedral for the foreseeable future.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
In Gaza, Israel has devastated Hamas, rendering the group incapable of posing a major security threat for the foreseeable future.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
Pretty much everything of import in national affairs will revolve around Trump for the foreseeable future, and he’s managed, in many respects, to occupy the political and cultural center.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 21 Jan. 2025
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Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
As the bishop of Washington, Budde will likely continue to deliver sermons at the Washington National Cathedral for the foreseeable future.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
In Gaza, Israel has devastated Hamas, rendering the group incapable of posing a major security threat for the foreseeable future.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
Pretty much everything of import in national affairs will revolve around Trump for the foreseeable future, and he’s managed, in many respects, to occupy the political and cultural center.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 21 Jan. 2025
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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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