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far-sighted

 adjective
     
far-sighted
1 far-sighted people, ideas, or plans are wise because they show an understanding of what will happen in the future:
far-sighted investments
a far-sighted politician
2 especially American English able to see or read things clearly only when they are far away from you [≠ short-sighted; = long-sighted BrE]
—far-sightedness noun [uncountable]
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