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impending

[im-pen-ding] / ɪmˈpɛn dɪŋ /


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In one instance, it referred a case of impending respiratory failure to overnight evaluation instead of an ER.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Kudrow’s comedy and the film – a real doc, not a mockumentary – take different approaches to grasping the fear and possibility of AI’s impending takeover.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

The world, meanwhile, “still appears to be underestimating the impending supply shortages and higher fuel prices” that will cause.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

KNX, the all-news station in Los Angeles that has carried CBS programming since 1936, posted a lengthy segment on the impending closure and explained how “KNX News is not going anywhere.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

It was as if she knew the story and found nothing fantastic or impending in it.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya