as in futurities
time that is to come
we shall meet again in the by-and-by
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Noun
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The Yankees can’t afford for anything to happen to him, both for their short- and long-term futures.
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And in 2026, Americans’ optimism about their own futures has fallen to a record low, lower even than during the pandemic, when people at least still believed tomorrow would be better.
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Songwriters expressing pangs of grief for what once was held court with others fretting about undesirable futures and still others dreaming up cooler tomorrows.
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Looking ahead to all of the tomorrows, all the adventures, the laughs, and all of the love.
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