foreseeable
as far as can be seen:Our objective is to make travel around the city quick, easy, and trouble-free for the foreseeable future.
able to be known or seen in advance:A key finding was that the fire was foreseeable, and both the mine owner and the regulatory agencies could have prevented it from occurring.
Origin of foreseeable
1Other words from foreseeable
- fore·see·a·bil·i·ty [fawr-see-uh-bil-i-tee], /fɔrˌsi əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
- un·fore·see·a·ble, adjective
- un·fore·see·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·fore·see·a·bly, adverb
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How to use foreseeable in a sentence
It was reasonably foreseeable that Nunez, and officers like him, would continue to engage in the practice unabated due to the relative impunity that resulted.
Still Can’t Breathe | by Topher Sanders, ProPublica, and Yoav Gonen, THE CITY, video by Lucas Waldron, ProPublica | January 21, 2021 | ProPublicaAs former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers told the Economic Club of New York yesterday, the government, if it wanted to, could lock in low interest rates for the foreseeable future with 30-year debt.
While the cooling trend starting today goes through early next week, accumulating snow remains lacking for the foreseeable future around the Beltway.
D.C.-area forecast: Showers by late afternoon or evening, then perhaps some snow showers Saturday | A. Camden Walker | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostInterest rates will stay near zero for the foreseeable future, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said on Thursday.
With dining rooms shut down in Portland for the foreseeable future, many chefs feel forced to adapt to compete with companies like Reef or Cloud Kitchens
As National Ghost Kitchen Companies Gain Prominence in Portland, Local Chefs Fight Back | Brooke Jackson-Glidden | January 14, 2021 | Eater
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