Far-sighted

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of farsighted. alt-of, alternative

    "It was in November, 1932, in an endeavour to reduce working costs, that the first diesel railcar was introduced, and it was a far-sighted move on the part of Mr. D. N. McClure, for diesel propulsion on railways was then more or less in its infancy."

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telescopiclong-sightedacuteanticipantanticipatoryapperceptive

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"It was very far-sighted for that company to change its policy to accommodate the decrease in numbers of children and the aging of society."

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far-sightedness

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