proactive

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Cayman Airways has introduced what it describes as a proactive operational cost-saving measure to help keep airfares as low as possible for customers.

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  1. adjective Acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty; anticipatory: proactive steps to prevent terrorism.

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  • In the 1960s he showed consumers that they could investigate things themselves—they could be proactive, and they could accomplish great things. —  ChallengingDestiny#25
  • So the first thing firms need to do is be proactive, and set in place a defined workflow that guarantees that all employees who request flexible working are dealt with in a consistent way. —  The most recent articles from Computing
  • Even when it has been proactive, the NAACP has had trouble connecting with young black Americans. —  The American Prospect Articles
  • If there is one point I could get through about the mess we're in, it's that even if you think that the government needs to do something proactive, that is a holding action. —  Knowledge Problem
  • The industry should follow Kanye's lead and be proactive, they would get more respect. —  Rod 2.0:Beta
 

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