foreseeable

CEFRB2

/fɔˈrsiəbəl/

adjective

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I don't think that Tom will find a girlfriend for himself in the foreseeable future.
This development was not foreseeable; it simply surprised us.

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Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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This project will not be finished in the foreseeable future.
“At current and foreseeable oil prices, the industry’s appetite to drill in ANWR will be exceptionally low and quite possibly will be zero,” Pavel Molchanov, energy analyst at Raymond James, told CNN Business.
He reckoned the bodyshells were rock-solid, even after 20 years, as were the bogies. "We'll keep them running for the foreseeable future," he said. Rock-solid they may be, but the '185s' have been criticised for their weight.

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“At current and foreseeable oil prices, the industry’s appetite to drill in ANWR will be exceptionally low and quite possibly will be zero,” Pavel Molchanov, energy analyst at Raymond James, told CNN Business.
2020 August 18, Matt Egan, “It’s a bizarre time for Trump to open Alaska’s Arctic refuge up to oil drilling”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2023
He reckoned the bodyshells were rock-solid, even after 20 years, as were the bogies. "We'll keep them running for the foreseeable future," he said. Rock-solid they may be, but the '185s' have been criticised for their weight.
2026 April 1, Philip Haigh, “Close encounter with '185s' inside Ardwick depot...”, in RAIL, number 1058, page 42

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From foresee + -able.