the future
noun
1
: the events that will happen after the present time
It's impossible to predict the future.
2
grammar
: a verb tense that is used to refer to the future : future tense
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That could be beautiful for now and as memories in the future.
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Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Management noted that the company does not have accounting staff due to limited financial resources but plans to address this in the future.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
In the future, researchers believe similar dating methodologies could one day be applied to not just other meteorites, but planets.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
This change at quarterback, Lincoln Riley emphasized, was not about the future.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Management noted that the company does not have accounting staff due to limited financial resources but plans to address this in the future.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
In the future, researchers believe similar dating methodologies could one day be applied to not just other meteorites, but planets.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
This change at quarterback, Lincoln Riley emphasized, was not about the future.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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“The future.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20future. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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