as in loomed
to be about to happen
for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending
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Speaking to journalists in Moscow as the expiry of the New START treaty loomed, Medvedev – no longer president but an outspoken security official on the margins of power – warned of the danger of allowing the deal to lapse.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026 -
The ruling brought a wave of relief to South Florida's Haitian community, where fear and uncertainty have loomed for months.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Howell has decorated the walls of Thornton Distilling Company with history, from an old glass panel advertising beer that's no longer brewed, to bottles no one has opened.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Coffee brewed in a jebena over charcoal.—
John Noakes,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Impended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impended. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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