outlook
noun
the view or prospect from a particular place.
outlooks
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pluralof outlook.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Much of the current optimism comes from FactSet’s information-technology sector, in which 44 companies issued upbeat third-quarter profit outlooks that topped analysts’ estimates.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
However, I see it as a preexisting difference of outlooks.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
By a nearly 2-to-1 margin, more companies raised their profit guidance for the current quarter than lowered it—a turnaround from a year ago, when more were lowering their outlooks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Competitors in the athletic retail industry, including On Running, Under Armour and Columbia Sportswear, disappointed investors in recent weeks with mixed quarterly results and cautious outlooks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
In reality, I regularly observe in New Guinea that native societies there differ greatly from each other in their prevalent outlooks.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
