impending
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One story for Wakefield to thrive upon is the impending retirement of stalwart back-rower Jay Pitts.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The satire from director Alejandro González Iñárritu about an impending climate change apocalypse has divided critics, yielding very mixed reviews.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
A spate of new projects in the U.S. and around the globe had fueled fears of an impending supply glut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
This week Xi, in announcing the impending arrival of the pair in Atlanta, said the panda was “an envoy of friendship between the Chinese and Americans.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The two diagonals of the words “tres important” and “faire suivre” meet on the envelope at a point, an arrowhead—giving an impression of flight, purpose, urgency—or an impending wound.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Vocabulary lists containing impending
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