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Recent Examples of backward-looking
Boards must evolve from being consumers of backward-looking data to stewards of foresight, able to anticipate risks and seize emerging opportunities.
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Michael Hilb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The backward-looking inquiries are taking place even as the Republican administration’s national security agencies are confronting global threats.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Iran is not a backward place, even if its current government is backward-looking and selfish.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2025
Sure, the results are backward-looking, but their forecasts and commentary factor in the latest information.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 June 2025
Michael Hilb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The backward-looking inquiries are taking place even as the Republican administration’s national security agencies are confronting global threats.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Iran is not a backward place, even if its current government is backward-looking and selfish.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2025
Sure, the results are backward-looking, but their forecasts and commentary factor in the latest information.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backward-looking
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In the end, the 77th Annual Emmy Awards served as both a nostalgic tribute to television’s rich past and a clear testament to its rapidly evolving future.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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These pants combine the comfort of barrel jeans with the nostalgic details of cargo pants, offering a functional and easy-to-wear design.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With a new Schiaparelli retrospective bowing at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum next year, his creations are sure to remain in the spotlight.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Come for the drinks, stay for the retrospective photo exhibit, in collaboration with the TIFF Film Reference Library.—
Kate Dingwall,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By the time the credits roll, Sound of Metal avoids all of the tired clichés that typically come from this sort of low-budget undertaking, and achieves something more introspective and, much like the hardest and most profound journeys in life, unresolved.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The short films came from five countries around the world and showcased uproarious and introspective voices in independent cinema.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This focus is not the result of a philosophical bug that’s somehow spread to the brains of city managers everywhere.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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This quiz invites you to journey through the golden age of literary sci-fi, where philosophical depth meets speculative wonder.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In turn, real-time market data from the platform is used to continuously stress-test and refine the underlying analytical architecture.—
Benjamin D. Summers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Replacing Weir with Ayto — who is 15 years younger and has an analytical background — is part of that process in an environment where data is increasingly driving the club’s player recruitment.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Backward-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backward-looking. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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