Meaning of forward-leaning | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Disposed to take action or to exercise initiative; aggressive; bold.
   US, idiomatic
2. Innovative, cutting-edge, progressive, visionary.
   idiomatic

Examples

“"I got a little too rambunctious, like⟳ a colt that got out of the barn to play⟳, and I pulled myself in. I didn't do it all myself. My task force⟳ lawyer was whispering like⟳ Jiminy Cricket in my ear. I probably got us a little too far forward⟳ leaning at one point⟳ in time and then pulled us back." - Alan Fiers, a C.I.A. official, on secretly aiding Nicaraguan rebels. (A2:2.)”

“He denied ever using the phrase "forward-leaning" (a euphemism at the Pentagon for the most coercive techniques) over torture policy.”

““He was right to say⟳ they could be more forward⟳ leaning about what they could possibly do against ISIS,” said James Lewis, a cybersecurity expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.”

“The 52-year-old Nagano has made a career on fiery yet polished accounts of edgy contemporary music. […] Nagano works frequently with forward-leaning composers like⟳ Rihm.”

“Now Switzerland is a trailblazer in the quest to return⟳ stolen assets to developing nations. "Passing such a forward-leaning law is not easy," says Mark⟳ Vlasic, a professor at Georgetown University.”

“However, he said the UK would not pander to “protectionist agendas, disguised as arguments about financial stability” and would instead address concerns by “forward-leaning proposals for greater transparency, cooperation, and agreed standards based on international norms”.”

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