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Investigators noted the crash could have been far more serious if oncoming traffic had been present.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Mostly, though, his interview communicated a sense of muffled, oncoming alarm.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
In Miami, a Coco robot stopped on train tracks and was destroyed by an oncoming train.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Gallegos then lost control, spun into oncoming traffic and crashed into another car, police said.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Mostly, though, his interview communicated a sense of muffled, oncoming alarm.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
In Miami, a Coco robot stopped on train tracks and was destroyed by an oncoming train.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Gallegos then lost control, spun into oncoming traffic and crashed into another car, police said.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Oncoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oncoming. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkəm-iŋ 
ˈän-
: coming nearer
oncoming traffic
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