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imminent

[im-uh-nuhnt] / ˈɪm ə nənt /


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Lord Mandelson also appeared to discuss a tax on bankers' bonuses and confirm an imminent bailout package for the Euro on the day before it was announced in 2010.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

That may explain why surcharges aren’t necessarily imminent.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

But there is no imminent risk of the U.S. government running out of money in the way a company or household might.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

You can only use deadly force if the danger reasonably feared is imminent death, and there is no other way to prevent yourself from being killed.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

He had sent her word of his imminent arrival, and in his note he had seen fit to mention Lazlo.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor