approaching

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Risk premium remains high as the Strait of Hormuz is still largely closed with the high-demand summer season approaching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

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

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

Instead of approaching the mirror itself, the animals turned around and headed toward the correct side, where they received a live crab reward.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

By the time the light outside grew gray with the approaching dawn, Klaus had found out all he needed to know.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket