imminences

plural of imminence
as in threats
something that may cause injury or harm since the end of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation has seemed to be a less likely imminence

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Noun
  • Davis and Lively each are dangerous lob threats.
    Christian Clark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The mother of Jacob De La Rosa, a 15-year-old Polytechnic High School student who was stabbed near the campus Friday afternoon, believes that her son’s death stemmed from threats that were made to Jacob’s older brothers.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her studies revealed lead’s dangers and protected workers, but government and industry ignored her warnings, with almost unimaginably devastating results.
    Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But Trump’s arbitrary brand of interventionism comes with obvious dangers.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the risks, Democratic strategists like James Carville believe the party is better positioned politically, noting that Republicans control both the House and the Senate, as well as the White House.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Powell said a sharp cooldown of hiring over the summer had shifted the balance of risks toward greater concern over the labor market rather than inflation.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Imminences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imminences. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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