be in the offing
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Significant hits in consumer and business confidence in the weeks ahead could be in the offing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
And if rumors are to be believed, more firings could be in the offing.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
A sustainably higher multiple could be in the offing if the company can go from a slow-growth auto maker in a competitive and cyclical business to a maker of robots.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Interviewed on the podcast Top Traders Unplugged, White sketched out the problems facing advanced economies at present and delivered a disconcerting warning of the systemic failure he thinks may be in the offing.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
The Chicago Tribune reported that increasing turbulence in global markets had raised concerns in London that a recession, even a full-blown “panic,” could be in the offing.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
