as in approaching
being soon to appear or take place
an upcoming election
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Recent Examples of upcoming
Steven Walker’s excellent Wednesday piece on Florida’s plan to bar our universities from hiring faculty using the H-1B visa for the upcoming year speaks to one of the many ways in which the state is controlling decisions that need to be in the realm of academic governance.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Striving to Serve Others is currently seeking volunteers, community partners, and sponsors to support upcoming projects.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Union is currently busy with a number of upcoming projects, and is also an investor and partner for the hot flash treatment LynkUET.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
The previous live-action Shaggy has weighed in on the upcoming TV reboot.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Striving to Serve Others is currently seeking volunteers, community partners, and sponsors to support upcoming projects.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Union is currently busy with a number of upcoming projects, and is also an investor and partner for the hot flash treatment LynkUET.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
The previous live-action Shaggy has weighed in on the upcoming TV reboot.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upcoming
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Texas' March primaries are right around the corner, which means the deadline to register to vote is fast approaching.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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The self-assessment tax deadline is fast approaching, but landlords and the self-employed will soon have new HMRC requirements to follow – known as Making Tax Digital.—
Marc Shoffman,
TheWeek,
14 Jan. 2026
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But the 13-6 run by Texas State to end the period was a sign of Georgia State’s impending collapse.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Feb. 2026
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Union leaders argue that the school system’s impending financial crisis is a mirage created by overly cautious accounting assumptions.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Southwest’s executives are set to face questions from investors in a call on Thursday morning about the cost of the storm, new revenue streams and growth in profits in the coming years, beyond the sales spike from their debut.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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The week of programming for the scouts and senior staff features a review of the previous draft, cleanup of any process errors from that year of evaluation and a look ahead to the intensive coming months of college and pro scouting.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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Back in February 2024, Diesel posted to Instagram that the series’ forthcoming 11th film would mark the finale for the franchise’s core story.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Eastside Beltline Atlanta Loves Art show that was rescheduled from last weekend because of inclement weather has been postponed to February, with a new date forthcoming.—
Yvonne Zusel,
AJC.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Upcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upcoming. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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