offing
Example Sentences
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OK, a nuclear attack isn’t in the offing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Given the mean target price was £13.52 before today’s release, below the current price, upgrades are most likely in the offing.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
A sustainably higher multiple could be in the offing if the company can go from a slow-growth auto maker in a competitive and cyclical business to a maker of robots.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
One unicorn - a tech start-up valued at more than $1bn - has made its debut on the country's stock markets, and two more are in the offing.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
The Chicago Tribune reported that increasing turbulence in global markets had raised concerns in London that a recession, even a full-blown “panic,” could be in the offing.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
