imminent
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Before the announcement, Unilever confirmed overnight that talks were ongoing, after the Wall Street Journal reported that a deal was imminent.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Plaid declined to comment on the timing of a potential IPO, but said it isn’t imminent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Dar also said late Saturday that Iran had allowed 20 more Pakistani-flagged vessels -- or two ships daily -- to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, easing fears of an imminent fuel crisis.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
The only justification, they calculated, would be an imminent threat, especially information that Iran was close to creating a nuclear weapon.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
A year later a secret conference of scientists is convened to debate the dimming of the sun, which many now believe presents an imminent threat to life on Earth.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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