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
Senators, after all, are the points of contact for governors who want to complain about federal funding cuts coming down the pike that might screw up their budgets.
From Slate ● May 20, 2025
Though trade friction would probably crimp the company’s exports, she wouldn’t talk about what may come down the pike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
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 November 28, 1936, after nearly a month of legging up at Tanforan, Seabiscuit was trucked ten miles down the pike to run in Bay Meadows’ mile-long Bay Bridge Handicap.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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