approaching

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Inventories at Cushing, Okla., the delivery hub for U.S. crude futures, are approaching levels at which storage and pipeline operations can become more difficult.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Recent data show rates among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are approaching those of non-Hispanic white women, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

These Acts of Church and Man are having effects on fertilizer supply chains, which could leave farmers susceptible to something approaching an Act of God in agricultural consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

With approaching 2,000 career goals between them, 85 trophies for club and country and countless individual awards and records, Messi and Ronaldo will forever be remembered as two of the most decorated players in history.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“Troops of enemy infantry approaching from the front!”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti