proactive
Example Sentences
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Cancelleri, the California entrepreneur, said he has no regrets about holding his son back and would have been just as proactive if the boy loved the violin.
"All the more that we should be proactive to... insist on a peaceful resolution of conflicts."
From Barron's
It said its thoughts were with everyone affected by the tragedy and that following the attack it had "proactively" contacted Canadian police with information on the suspect.
From BBC
To ease such concerns, Takaichi on Wednesday repeated her mantra of having a "responsible, proactive" fiscal policy and promised to reduce debt.
From Barron's
But a landslide victory in snap elections this month gives the Japanese prime minister a powerful mandate for what she describes as a “responsible, proactive fiscal policy” to remake the economy.
From Barron's
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