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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Social media seems to be a main driver in how music gets discovered and will be for the foreseeable future.
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Ron Hart, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
However, for the foreseeable future of the next three or so years, a net loss appears inevitable as the company continues to scale and manage its technological leadership and further define its moat.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
There is a hope, among Wall Street fund managers and labor economists alike, that hiring can remain steady and that — in defiance of the usual odds — the unemployment rate can sustain its tame levels for the foreseeable future.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Advisers to Trump have floated proposals to end the war that would effectively cede large parts of the country to Russia for the foreseeable future.
—Trevor Hunnicutt, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ron Hart, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
However, for the foreseeable future of the next three or so years, a net loss appears inevitable as the company continues to scale and manage its technological leadership and further define its moat.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
There is a hope, among Wall Street fund managers and labor economists alike, that hiring can remain steady and that — in defiance of the usual odds — the unemployment rate can sustain its tame levels for the foreseeable future.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Advisers to Trump have floated proposals to end the war that would effectively cede large parts of the country to Russia for the foreseeable future.
—Trevor Hunnicutt, USA TODAY, 9 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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