prescient

as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future prescient environmentalists and politicians who long ago made sure that these beautiful areas would forever be spared from development

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Adjective
  • The market remains cautious about suggesting any change could come soon.
    Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
  • But just as smartphones and the internet are powerful tools to broaden their horizons, parents and caregivers are right to be cautious about exactly what their teens are posting on the day-to-day.
    Ella Cerón, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In comments at the Morgan Stanley media conference, the Fox CEO was again extremely careful to stress that the goal is not to cannibalize linear television and Fox will not advertise it on linear television but is meant purely to capture those who cut the cord or have never subscribed to cable.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
  • There’s potential for clarity in resolving any lingering tension, but also be careful not to speak too rashly.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Despite narratives that still suffuse much of American commentary—portraying Russia as the stealthy and ubiquitous opportunist and China as the patient and farsighted strategist—neither country is immune to hubris and overreach.
    Ali Wyne, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2022
  • According to the appealing tale, a farsighted band of Americans, with some input from poorer but learned Britons, recognized the failures of the international economic system after World War I, in particular the Great Depression.
    Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
Adjective
  • Taking these proactive steps now can offset job-hunting mistakes, plus give you the flexibility and confidence to navigate whatever comes next.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Some tech layoffs fit into a category that Cascio describes as proactive downsizing.
    Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This conveyed the grand scope of their post-war immigrant drama about Holocaust survivor and visionary Hungarian architect László Tóth (Best Actor winner Adrien Brody).
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2025
  • May his example inspire countless other leaders and organizations, at this moment when the world’s most vulnerable citizens need and deserve such visionary leadership.
    Kim Starkey, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The administration’s explicit embrace of digital assets as integral components of national economic strategy reflects a forward-looking vision.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • These would allow electricity grid operators to plan in a forward-looking way, taking into account the market trends of key technologies, such as growth in renewables and battery storage, Petrovich explained.
    April Roach, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Prescient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescient. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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