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oncoming

adjective as in impending

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The driver only took his foot off the throttle and applied the brakes at the point he collided with the oncoming Citroen C3, the data revealed.

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From there they would see any oncoming travelers long before they could be seen themselves.

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Breath puffed from their mouths as they charged at the oncoming robot.

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The Beige Book may be just as good, and in some cases better, at signaling an oncoming recession than the Fed’s most closely watched market indicators.

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Nearly all UK drivers said they thought headlights were too bright and that they have been dazzled by oncoming vehicles, according to a major study.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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