impending
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West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan has stepped down from his position as joint chairman and director of the club with immediate effect "having been made aware of the impending publication of serious historic allegations".
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Talk of an impending “deal” aside, all my reporting suggests he has no regard for the words of Iran’s leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The impending return of Jose Mourinho to the Bernabeu adds another layer of uncertainty to that dynamic.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Waldorf settled into a small hospital room, her husband glued to the vinyl couch beside her, both reeling from the impending loss of what would have been their second daughter.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
And the fact that he must depend on that red tie seemed to be the sum of the impending disaster; he could almost smell it, feel it above the throbbing of his head.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
Vocabulary lists containing impending
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