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(chiefly US, idiomatic) Disposed to take action or to exercise initiative; aggressive; bold. / (idiomatic) Innovative, cutting-edge, progressive, visionary.

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forward-leaning

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forward-leaning

Adjective

US idiomatic

(chiefly US, idiomatic) Disposed to take action or to exercise initiative; aggressive; bold. / (idiomatic) Innovative, cutting-edge, progressive, visionary.

Japanese Meaning

行動を起こす傾向がある、積極的、攻撃的、大胆 / 革新的、最先端、進歩的、先見の明がある

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The forward-leaning manager encouraged the team to test new ideas quickly and learn from failure.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その積極的なマネージャーは、チームに新しいアイデアを素早く試し、失敗から学ぶよう促した。

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(chiefly US, idiomatic) Disposed to take action or to exercise initiative; aggressive; bold.

"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.)

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