approaching
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The Cabinet Office, which has overall responsibility for the Civil Service Pension Scheme, previously said only a small number of these cases were approaching the two-year threshold.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Police charged 24-year-old Nouman Essghir with entering or approaching a "prohibited place" for a purpose "prejudicial" to the interests of the United Kingdom.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Compared with previous designs, the material can achieve a much broader range of thermal conductivities, closely approaching the properties predicted to be necessary for ideal thermal cloaking.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
After spending a week traveling across Iowa, talking to voters and following both gubernatorial candidates, I think it’s clear how quickly that era is approaching.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
Now he put his cloak-and-dagger skills to work at the Three Lions, where a state-of-the-art security system and the hotel’s unique triangular shape allowed him to keep a constant eye on anyone approaching the building.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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