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with an eye to

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  1. see have one's eye on, def. 2.


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That’s when you can think about ripping off the bandage and converting funds to Roth with an eye to the tax rate of the next generation.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

He recounts his subjects’ accomplishments with an eye to exploring three questions that many of us have asked at some point.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Instead, Lodge, who goes by Cabot, picked up an HP-12C financial calculator and never looked back, perhaps with an eye to resurrecting the family’s business bona fides.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

"As a politician, Iliescu was ruthless, skilful and always with an eye to history."

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025

If I receive and shelter you, it is not for your tales but for your trouble, and with an eye to Zeus, who guards a guest.”

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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