nearing

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Among the technologies demonstrated during a recent session in Huntsville, Ala., was a quad-copter that can approache a drone nearing the restricted zone and verbally warn the operator.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The current Ebola outbreak has already far surpassed the 2025 outbreak, which saw fewer than 100 confirmed cases, with the 2026 outbreak nearing 1,000 confirmed cases.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Clean-energy investment inflows are nearing the peaks seen during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, RBC noted.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

By 1975 he was telling Ashbery, whose “Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror” was nearing publication, that the years 1956 to 1996 would be remembered as the Age of Ashbery.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Usually, at the beginning of the academic year, the team would be nearing their first game and the school would be focused on them.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam