forward-thinking
adjective
: thinking about and planning for the future : forward-looking
a forward-thinking company
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While no longer run by Allen or Gates – Allen left Microsoft in 1983 and died in 2018; Gates stepped down from the company's board in 2020, got divorced and appeared in the Epstein files – their forward-thinking remains the backbone of the multi-national technology company.
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J. Kyle Foster, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Alley's menu feels at once forward-thinking and like a return to the old ways.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Player development is improved, analytics are forward-thinking.
—Greg Cote
updated March 27, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Bar Nouveau is both retro and forward-thinking.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 16 Mar. 2026
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J. Kyle Foster, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Alley's menu feels at once forward-thinking and like a return to the old ways.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Player development is improved, analytics are forward-thinking.
—Greg Cote
updated March 27, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Bar Nouveau is both retro and forward-thinking.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Forward-thinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forward-thinking. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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