incipient
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Can they crush another incipient rebellion without igniting larger demonstrations?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
But he stressed there were "incipient problems" not being tackled.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025
“Erasing” De Kooning would get the incipient powerhouse out of the way, artistically speaking.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
In 2018, as Adams begins to plan for his incipient mayoral campaign, a Turkish promoter reaches out to an Adams staffer with a straw-donor strategy.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024
When he removed his boots he discovered incipient frostbite on several toes.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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