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Recent Examples of backward-looking
Even in more normal times, Jim Cramer always preaches that hearing from management teams who provide real-time color on their industries can be more valuable than backward-looking economic data.
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Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Though full of sharp observations about the world of movies and her own relationship to it, the piece is also conservative and nostalgic, with a backward-looking incuriosity regarding a younger generation’s way of relating to films.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
The settlement has two major parts, one backward-looking and one forward-looking.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
That creates a different kind of nostalgia, one that’s both backward-looking and present-tense.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The settlement has two major parts, one backward-looking and one forward-looking.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
That creates a different kind of nostalgia, one that’s both backward-looking and present-tense.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
In my opinion, forward-looking data is just as important as, if not more important than, backward-looking data during some time periods.
—Chris Gunster, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Still, investors shrugged off the backward-looking data as stocks suffered a second day of selloffs over sweeping new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump earlier this week.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Though full of sharp observations about the world of movies and her own relationship to it, the piece is also conservative and nostalgic, with a backward-looking incuriosity regarding a younger generation’s way of relating to films.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
The settlement has two major parts, one backward-looking and one forward-looking.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
That creates a different kind of nostalgia, one that’s both backward-looking and present-tense.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The settlement has two major parts, one backward-looking and one forward-looking.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
That creates a different kind of nostalgia, one that’s both backward-looking and present-tense.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
In my opinion, forward-looking data is just as important as, if not more important than, backward-looking data during some time periods.
—Chris Gunster, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Still, investors shrugged off the backward-looking data as stocks suffered a second day of selloffs over sweeping new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump earlier this week.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backward-looking
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Hinging on upbeat, nostalgic pop music that was popular during the global financial crash in the mid- to late-00s, the viral trend shows that from the purse to the playlist, concerns about a potential recession are everywhere.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Audiences nostalgic for ‘90s spy thrillers could do worse.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Smaller retrospective studies – those that look back in time – suggest that there are benefits to using GLP-1 medications with type 1 diabetes.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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This isn’t the only retrospective look that Corgan is taking in 2025.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Justin Bieber is feeling introspective.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2025
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This is one of the fundamental differences between the introspective and insightful tone of the first season of this show and the casual almost messy construction of the current season.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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From a tense two-hander and a teen heist movie to a NSFW alien tale and a philosophical road trip from Hell, these titles played well on the big screen and deserve releases to serve the masses.—
William Earl,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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The problem of mind-body dualism This all stems from a key problem of dualism, which is the philosophical idea that the mind and body are different things.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.—
Alex Cramer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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The breakthrough for me ... for the analytic people to consistently be able to measure where the ball's hitting each player's bat, and design bats specifically for each hitter, is just brilliant.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Backward-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backward-looking. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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