prospectively
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The court could apply its ruling prospectively only to halt future tariffs under IEEPA.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
He now has an opportunity to create the studies and to establish a cohort that will be followed prospectively for both short or long term adverse events.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
And we need to talk prospectively about what this means, especially on our friend Humphrey and his executor, and what that actually means.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2025
They have done so first and foremost by presenting a wealth of evidence that prospectively corroborates what Cohen will say.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024
Even as Garfield's health worsened, Brown sent out telegrams saying: “Rumors concerning unfavorable change in President's condition largely sensational,” and “Surgeons believe President is prospectively better than at any time since shooting.”
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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