looming

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Looming ahead is a high-stakes summit in China between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump, which the White House says will begin on March 31.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Looming over all of that is the World Cup, which will return to the U.S. in June and is certain to spike interest in soccer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Looming over the crowd, a large screen read "a night of unity".

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Looming six stories above the sidewalk, it provides 82,000 square feet of exhibition galleries, education space, and studios for its prestigious artists-in-residence program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Looming on the horizon was a palace of glittering black obsidian.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan