be imminent
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The measure was championed by a coalition of healthcare advocates called Restore Healthcare for Angelenos who warned that mass layoffs and emergency room closures could be imminent if new funding didn’t come fast.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
There are other signs an attack could be imminent.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
An attack appeared to be imminent midweek, as the U.S. moved some personnel out of the key Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, Iran shut its airspace and Gulf officials braced for a strike.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
It allows for "self-defence if an armed attack occurs" but that threat must be imminent, Prof Moffett said.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
Each knew that, alone, he would be unable to achieve the synthesis of an accurate and coherent world system, which they both felt to be imminent.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
