imminent
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The imminent arrival of the Kelvin wave comes as California has jolted into emergency mode.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Vanuatu and Samoa have moved to protect their corals from imminent bleaching.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
London Victims' Commissioner Andrea Simon said the exemptions "have not included some offenders whose imminent release is a genuinely terrifying prospect for their victims".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
U.S. stocks ended modestly lower, while a flurry of economic data eased concerns about imminent rate hikes and sent tech stocks higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Other than a rabbit starving in the next room and an imminent attack on your salad bowl, nothing, I thought.
From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe
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