down the pike
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But if it’s part of a larger pattern of opacity, instability and conflicting messaging, something larger might be coming down the pike.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
Big investments in reducing emissions from the transportation sector — which makes up the bulk of the state’s greenhouse gas pollution — are also coming down the pike.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024
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
There’s meaning here for what’s coming down the pike.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 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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