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in the offing

adjective as in near

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"We can dream, and even six months ago this wasn't even in the offing and we had no real idea of what the actual appetite would be," she said.

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The law passed last year gave the president one short-term extension, if a deal were in the offing.

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“L.A. Women” is in many ways a breezy book, gentle about its crises and suggesting early on that a happy ending is in the offing.

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Before the Brumbies game, Itoje was asked if more direct rugby was in the offing.

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WAILUKU, Hawaii — A Rams-Jalen Ramsey reunion might not be in the offing.

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