backward-looking
adjective
disapproving
: relating to the past : old-fashioned
backward-looking ideas/plans
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Name Withheld From the Ethicist: The usual rationale for punishment is some combination of retribution, which is a backward-looking consideration, and deterrence, which is a forward-looking one.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 12 June 2024
The new, endearingly backward-looking X-Men ’97 understands what now-adult viewers of the classic cartoon want, which is very little change.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2024
That’s above the S&P 500’s average forward P/E ratio of 20, but definitely not as outlandish as the backward-looking figure.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2023
The Trump Organization is accused of using forward-looking income figures, which were higher, combined with backward-looking expense figures, which were lower, resulting in an inflation of at least $37 million, according to the lawsuit.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
At issue in an expanding worker strike against major U.S.-based automakers are two visions of the future: one forward-looking that emphasizes innovation, one backward-looking that emphasizes fairness.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2023
Remember, most of the data, like the retail sales, is backward-looking.
—Isabelle Lee, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
That will be more important than backward-looking earnings results in determining whether this year’s rally can continue, and whether the economy is headed for a downturn.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 13 July 2023
Politics simply protects parochial and backward-looking interest groups and opinions.
—Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 12 June 2024
The new, endearingly backward-looking X-Men ’97 understands what now-adult viewers of the classic cartoon want, which is very little change.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2024
That’s above the S&P 500’s average forward P/E ratio of 20, but definitely not as outlandish as the backward-looking figure.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2023
The Trump Organization is accused of using forward-looking income figures, which were higher, combined with backward-looking expense figures, which were lower, resulting in an inflation of at least $37 million, according to the lawsuit.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
At issue in an expanding worker strike against major U.S.-based automakers are two visions of the future: one forward-looking that emphasizes innovation, one backward-looking that emphasizes fairness.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2023
Remember, most of the data, like the retail sales, is backward-looking.
—Isabelle Lee, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
That will be more important than backward-looking earnings results in determining whether this year’s rally can continue, and whether the economy is headed for a downturn.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 13 July 2023
Politics simply protects parochial and backward-looking interest groups and opinions.
—Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
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