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Lol. Lmao, even.
Unfortunately, banks plan for this tactic anymore.
That's a very weird way to try to use "anymore".
the fact that you don't have a positive version of anymore except for approximations like nowadays is the problem. other languages have a word for "from a certain point on" that can be used in both positive and negative sense.
you have no longer which also functions like anymore but I can't think of an opposite for that either.
from now on is the only thing I can think of that can be used in both senses but that's only useful for specific times (you could say from then on too, but the then has to be specified).
there's clearly a need for it so people use anymore in a positive sense. why not.
What about have since? “Banks have since planned for this tactic”
I guess it still implies a specific time/event, but maybe it’s a little less clunky than “from then on”
no the use of participle makes the time non-specific, and it's a good alternative. it just changes the sentence altogether. I was trying to address the need for using a word exactly the way you would use anymore but for positive sentences. someone suggested "now" which is pretty close but I think doesn't work in all cases.