forethought
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Then, as now, sowing took forethought, discipline and attention to detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
"I just thought it was crazy to put something like that in this community, with no forethought, no prior authorisation, not even asking the community," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
Not bad for something he quickly bashed out in bulletin format without much forethought, in response to a post a former colleague had written.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
Then there is the conspiracy to trespass and all the forethought that allegedly went into this.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
Prometheus, whose name means forethought, was very wise, wiser even than the gods, but Epimetheus, which means afterthought, was a scatterbrained person who invariably followed his first impulse and then changed his mind.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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