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looming

[loo-ming] / ˈlu mɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
rising
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Looming large in the longer term is user growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Looming ahead is a high-stakes summit in China between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump, which the White House says will begin on March 31.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Looming over the crowd, a large screen read "a night of unity".

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Looming over all this was the reality that the justices will eventually need to resolve the underlying constitutional question about who is a citizen.

From Slate • May 15, 2025

Looming over the modest waiting room was the Great Seal of Michigan, in vivid Technicolor, painted, probably, by some high school art class.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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