down the pike
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“The market is thinking there’s a lot more downside coming down the pike than upside on inflation,” Skyler Weinand, chief investment officer of Regan Capital, said in a phone interview.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
Now, in conjunction with accelerating climate change, El Niño means a wide array of exacerbated hazards may be coming down the pike.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2023
The Associated Press: What are the biggest trends coming down the pike in gaming?
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
On occasion, a film or TV series comes down the pike that piques my interest not for the story depicted onscreen, but for the story behind it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2023
Even though the next morning he would leave on a dangerous mission, even though he knew something terrible was coming down the pike, those words of Mr. Benedict’s had made all good things seem possible.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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