be imminent
Example Sentences
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Threats no longer have to be imminent to be countered.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
There are other signs an attack could be imminent.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
The first execution of a prisoner arrested and convicted in connection with the protests is understood to be imminent, human rights activists said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 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
