impending
adjective
im·pend·ing
im-ˈpen-diŋ 
: occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
impending trials
impending motherhood
… scientists who rely on the satellite signals for hints of impending earthquakes and volcanic eruptions …—
R. Monastersky
R. Monastersky… heed the warnings of impending disaster.—Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly… many of us secretly enjoy the sassier commercials and elegant layouts, not to mention being told of impending sales.—Andrew Hacker
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Qassem’s comments came as Israel prepares its response to an unprecedented retaliatory Iranian missile and drone barrage against the Jewish state — an impending reprisal that would bring the Middle East closer to a region-wide war than at any time in recent memory.
—Matt Bradley, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
Fleming said that Walmart contacted the city Wednesday morning to let officials know of the impending closure.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
Some are speculating that the billboard is an elusive way to put the state on notice of an impending Buc-ee’s.
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2024
Maui County also sued Hawaiian Electric, alleging that its inaction on the impending weather in the days before the fire caused the destruction.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Mariko's seemingly impending suicide is by no means the series' first depiction of that type of ritual, as a number of characters throughout the season have either volunteered or threatened to commit suicide—and a few have actually gone through with it.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Paye’s impending promotion was initially noted in the second sentence of the school’s April 9 release announcing VanDerveer’s retirement after 38 seasons at Stanford, and then openly discussed before, during and after VanDerveer’s retirement news conference the following day.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Or might the impending heart attack have precipitated the nightmare?
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
All the while, the Nazi party is rising to power in Germany, bringing an impending doom on all, especially Bradshaw's German boarding house owner Fräulein Schneider and her suitor, Jewish fruit vendor Herr Schultz.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Matt Bradley, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
Fleming said that Walmart contacted the city Wednesday morning to let officials know of the impending closure.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
Some are speculating that the billboard is an elusive way to put the state on notice of an impending Buc-ee’s.
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2024
Maui County also sued Hawaiian Electric, alleging that its inaction on the impending weather in the days before the fire caused the destruction.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Mariko's seemingly impending suicide is by no means the series' first depiction of that type of ritual, as a number of characters throughout the season have either volunteered or threatened to commit suicide—and a few have actually gone through with it.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Paye’s impending promotion was initially noted in the second sentence of the school’s April 9 release announcing VanDerveer’s retirement after 38 seasons at Stanford, and then openly discussed before, during and after VanDerveer’s retirement news conference the following day.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Or might the impending heart attack have precipitated the nightmare?
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
All the while, the Nazi party is rising to power in Germany, bringing an impending doom on all, especially Bradshaw's German boarding house owner Fräulein Schneider and her suitor, Jewish fruit vendor Herr Schultz.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Impending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impending. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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