as in to anticipate
to realize or know about beforehand
a freak accident that no one could possibly have foreseen
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Graphic: Alex Ford / NBC News Many brands, meanwhile, are relying more on wealthy customers to prop up sales, and executives across industries foresee slower growth in the year ahead.
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
Kleinbaum acknowledges that reality, and foresees connecting Beacon volunteers to political action efforts as the group gathers momentum.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
Yet now, the Conservatives are increasingly out of step with the energy transition and the direction of travel foreseen by global investors and the UK’s international peers.
—David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
One person who seems to have foreseen this disaster is Ruckelshaus, who died in 2019.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
Kleinbaum acknowledges that reality, and foresees connecting Beacon volunteers to political action efforts as the group gathers momentum.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
Yet now, the Conservatives are increasingly out of step with the energy transition and the direction of travel foreseen by global investors and the UK’s international peers.
—David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
One person who seems to have foreseen this disaster is Ruckelshaus, who died in 2019.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Foresee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foresee. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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