"where the puck is heading" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "An allusion to the sport of ice hockey, attributed to famed player Wayne Gretzky who reported he was taught: “Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.”",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1991, David W. Conklin, Lucie Deschênes, Canada's Information Revolution, page 45",
          "text": "But he also has the uncanny ability to sense where the puck is heading. His opponents merely follow it. If team work and foresight are national characteristics of Canadians, they will be invaluable in our pursuit of victory at the global arena.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Malachi O'Connor, Barry Dornfeld, The Moment You Can't Ignore: When Big Trouble Leads to a Great Future",
          "text": "New people are often hired because they bring ideas and skills needed to take a company where the puck is heading, not where it is today.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Where things are headed; to a predicted future state of things."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "predicted",
          "predicted"
        ],
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          "future",
          "future"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Canada) Where things are headed; to a predicted future state of things."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "hunt where the ducks are"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "where the puck is going"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Wayne Gretzky"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "where the puck is heading"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "An allusion to the sport of ice hockey, attributed to famed player Wayne Gretzky who reported he was taught: “Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.”",
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "hunt where the ducks are"
    }
  ],
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1991, David W. Conklin, Lucie Deschênes, Canada's Information Revolution, page 45",
          "text": "But he also has the uncanny ability to sense where the puck is heading. His opponents merely follow it. If team work and foresight are national characteristics of Canadians, they will be invaluable in our pursuit of victory at the global arena.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Malachi O'Connor, Barry Dornfeld, The Moment You Can't Ignore: When Big Trouble Leads to a Great Future",
          "text": "New people are often hired because they bring ideas and skills needed to take a company where the puck is heading, not where it is today.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Where things are headed; to a predicted future state of things."
      ],
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        [
          "predicted",
          "predicted"
        ],
        [
          "future",
          "future"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Canada) Where things are headed; to a predicted future state of things."
      ],
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        "Wayne Gretzky"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "where the puck is going"
    }
  ],
  "word": "where the puck is heading"
}