in the near future
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"Choosing Shell does not exempt the other companies from being prosecuted in the near future."
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Current forecasts suggest no significant cold or snow is likely in the near future.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Sankar said that Micron is roughly 80% through its typical 18-month margin-expansion cycle, suggesting that earnings estimates in the near future might not increase as dramatically as they have been recently.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Before exercising, participants also rated their hunger, fullness, desire to eat, and intention to eat in the near future.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Perhaps I shall gift her with a pair of absorbent white athletic socks in the near future; this gesture may affect her and lead her to conversation.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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