imminence
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In the last week or so there has been a steady drumbeat of newsflow about the imminence of Anthropic’s IPO.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
That imminence has now become an unfortunate reality for Fishwife, which announced Wednesday that it is pausing shipments of the delicate fish for the summer.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
In California, courts have emphasized that imminence means that the danger must exist at the moment the fatal shot is fired.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2026
But while he does feel that stocks have been in “bubble territory for a prolonged period that, sooner or later, will burst,” signals suggesting imminence of a crash aren’t yet evident in markets.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
He remembered that he had felt an imminence akin to the one that came to him when he held the water wand.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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