blue-sky thinking
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Eskow: This may be blue-sky thinking, but it occurs to me that the progressive movement can display leadership and vision in forming that front, at a time when those qualities seem to be lacking elsewhere.
From Salon • May 27, 2025
Everything about Maté seems to be based on a workaday, efficient kindness: his message is about understanding, blue-sky thinking and common sense.
From The Guardian • Nov. 24, 2018
In this environment, Abovitz’s blue-sky thinking and outsized claims about what this technology could become seem more inviting, and even believable.
From The Verge • Oct. 16, 2018
But even blue-sky thinking didn’t anticipate the grinding pace of the nation’s recovery, and officials repeatedly found themselves reaching beyond the horizon.
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2015
Microsoft, which still generates huge revenues from its core products, Windows and Office, can well afford to keep spending on its blue-sky thinking.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2011
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