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imminent

[im-uh-nuhnt] / ˈɪm ə nənt /


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The Post Ranch Inn is set to reopen on Wednesday and was “under no imminent threat,” the hotel said on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

The uptick could add to expectations that a Bank of Japan rate increase is imminent.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

But one is surely coming, and the unraveling of the long-term bond market is raising the chances that one is imminent.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

But it remains unclear if a deal is imminent.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

That conversation, the biting rancor that he felt against his father, and the imminent possibility of wild love inspired a serene courage in him.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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