be about to
Example Sentences
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With Andy Burnham hopeful of finding his way back to parliament in a matter of days at the Makerfield by-election, those dominoes may indeed, be about to fall.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
As investors warily eye U.S. long-bond yields near 5%, another bout of fixed income angst could be about to rattle markets.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
The veteran academic of London's politics, Tony Travers, a politics professor at the London School of Economics, says the capital may be about to witness a "political earthquake".
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Goldman has been warning that the latest leg higher for stocks is “a bit much,” and that a big wave of buying could be about to slow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Wagner uses them prolifically throughout his ten most famous operas to evoke pain or anguish, or to tell you something grim might be about to happen.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
