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impending

[im-pen-ding] / ɪmˈpɛn dɪŋ /


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When rumors began floating about the impending acquisition Wednesday, some OpenAI employees thought it was an April Fool’s joke.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Kudrow’s comedy and the film – a real doc, not a mockumentary – take different approaches to grasping the fear and possibility of AI’s impending takeover.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

The world, meanwhile, “still appears to be underestimating the impending supply shortages and higher fuel prices” that will cause.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Instead, the federal agency redoubled its efforts, with the latest salvo a “letter of impending enforcement” issued Tuesday and accompanied by a statement from U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

My packet of worksheets, my impending academic doom, the hospital, Dr. Katz, even Mom, it’s not that they feel far away; it’s that they feel like a foreign language, an alien planet.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon