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oncoming

adjective as in impending

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To protect its skies from ballistic missiles, Kyiv has asked its Western partners for at least 10 units of Patriot surface-to-air defence systems which can detect and intercept oncoming missiles.

From BBC

But the end of the August recess in Washington — and the oncoming flu and COVID-19 season — could return public attention to subjects that have proved politically perilous for the president this week.

A fiery crash Saturday night on Interstate 15 in Temecula killed four people when a BMW went over the concrete median and hit an oncoming car, authorities said.

Tesla’s robotaxi rollout in Austin has been riddled with glitches, including instances of the vehicles violating traffic laws and even driving into oncoming traffic.

The roar of the oncoming machines scared up a bird, the tracking program showed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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