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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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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.
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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
Some tasks are highly complex but need to be done quickly, while others take much longer to develop and execute, requiring strategic foresight and long-term planning.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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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
Some tasks are highly complex but need to be done quickly, while others take much longer to develop and execute, requiring strategic foresight and long-term planning.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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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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Just last month, it was reported that the company slowed down the production of its headset and could potentially stop making the current vision altogether due to a lack of demand.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Instead of merely serving as a role-player on the right, Kirk now leverages his influence to bend conservatism closer to his own vision.Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Textual evidence of divination with sortes, or lots that are drawn to predict the future, dates back to ancient Greece and Egypt and continues into the early Middle Ages.Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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As divination witch Lilia (Patti LuPone) does one final tarot reading to complete her quest, the clairvoyant sees the true identity of their wayward traveling companion.Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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While Elisabeth, an aging actress, and her younger not-quite-doppelgänger Sue (Margaret Qualley) share the blame for prescription-medication abuse, what appears to motivate their reckless errors comes down to matters of etiquette and forethought.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Unlike a quick trip to your dermatologist or plastic surgeon for hyaluronic acid filler, fat grafting involves going under IV sedation, a type of anesthesia administered through a vein, and requires much more forethought and planning.Taryn Brooke, Allure, 24 Oct. 2024
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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 17 Nov. 2024.
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