about to be

Example Sentences

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Just look at the demand for AI-linked stocks: Three loss-making IPOs are about to be among the most-valuable listed companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Shares of companies about to be spun off often trade on a when-issued basis to help investors with price discovery.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

You were about to be hit with a proverbial golf ball.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

It began when two married men asked Judge Marlon Weiss to issue a pre-birth order acknowledging them as the lawful parents of a child who was about to be born via surrogacy.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

As if Seven wasn’t about to be served her fate.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega