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On the heels of Wuthering Heights scoring solid global box office returns, another adaptation of a novel by a Brontë sister is in the offing.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Indeed, recent weeks have produced predictions that a new El Niño is in the offing for later this year and, with it, the near certainty of new and dire temperature records.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Turns out there never had been a part in the offing.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
But a new cultural script seems to be in the offing.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Indeed, recent weeks have produced predictions that a new El Niño is in the offing for later this year and, with it, the near certainty of new and dire temperature records.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Turns out there never had been a part in the offing.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
But a new cultural script seems to be in the offing.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for in the offing
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“In the offing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20offing. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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