loom
Example Sentences
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Still, with the bank now trading at or above tangible book value, the looming question is now how much potential the bank has to get to sustainably higher future returns.
Dividends don’t loom as large as they once did.
From Barron's
For-sale signs continue to appear and questions over what toxic substances remain in the soil and whether it’s safe to return to the burned areas loom.
From Los Angeles Times
A looming budgetary crisis has now consumed this sole worldwide deliberation body.
From Salon
Lawmakers return to Washington in a familiar bind, with a deadline looming in just weeks to reach a deal to fund the federal government.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.