backward-looking
adjective
disapproving
: relating to the past : old-fashioned
backward-looking ideas/plans
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Cramer said he was encouraged by Warsh's comments after his first meeting as Fed chairman that suggested the Fed may rely less on backward-looking inflation data like the PCE in the future.
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Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
18 June 2026
As a result, Moyn says, the country’s fate and character are being determined not by forward-looking people in their youth or their prime but by backward-looking ones in the final third of their lives.
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Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
First, reporting is too backward-looking.
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Anthony A. Luna,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
This backward-looking approach fails entirely against novel attack vectors like synthetic identity creation and deepfake social engineering.
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Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
That means by the time an indictment is returned, the factual narrative typically reflects a backward-looking account of conduct that may stretch over a decade.
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Andrew S. Boutros,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Resume metrics are backward-looking and try to measure a team’s accomplishments.
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Jim Root,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
And the thing to do was just to tidy up the mess and move on with as little recrimination and backward-looking as possible.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
Yet, investors largely treated that adjustment as backward-looking.
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Benzinga,
Freep.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
18 June 2026
As a result, Moyn says, the country’s fate and character are being determined not by forward-looking people in their youth or their prime but by backward-looking ones in the final third of their lives.
—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
First, reporting is too backward-looking.
—
Anthony A. Luna,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
This backward-looking approach fails entirely against novel attack vectors like synthetic identity creation and deepfake social engineering.
—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
That means by the time an indictment is returned, the factual narrative typically reflects a backward-looking account of conduct that may stretch over a decade.
—
Andrew S. Boutros,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Resume metrics are backward-looking and try to measure a team’s accomplishments.
—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
And the thing to do was just to tidy up the mess and move on with as little recrimination and backward-looking as possible.
—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
Yet, investors largely treated that adjustment as backward-looking.
—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Backward-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backward-looking. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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