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imminence
noun
im·mi·nence ˈi-mə-nən(t)s 
Example Sentences
since the end of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation has seemed to be a less likely imminence
Recent Examples on the Web The imminence of a U.S. recession has divided market watchers, many of whom are deeply concerned about inflation reaching its highest level in decades. 
Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 19 July 2022 In late afternoon, darkness in the west suggested the stormy imminence of thunder, lightning and rain. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 July 2022 Yet a video of an internal Alaska pilot meeting shows Alaska executives, two weeks before the meltdown on April 1, were keenly aware of the imminence of an acute pilot shortage and the threat of chaos. Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2022 Amid this atmosphere of imminence, the conservative Senator Josh Hawley, of Missouri, last week wrote a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken arguing that the United States should reëvaluate its position. Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2022 Despite the growing evidence to the contrary, many diplomats, officials, and analysts refused to seriously believe the American and British intelligence warnings about the imminence of an attack. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2022 In observing how Sunday signaled the sunny imminence of spring, such contrary indicators as the breezy chill of the day ought not be dismissed. Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2022 Biden spoke to a number of European leaders on Friday to underscore the concerns raised by U.S. intelligence about the potential imminence of a Russian invasion. chicagotribune.com, 11 Feb. 2022 This was the White House position on the imminence of a potential attack last week, which Ukrainians pushed back strongly against. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 2 Feb. 2022 See More
Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 19 July 2022 In late afternoon, darkness in the west suggested the stormy imminence of thunder, lightning and rain. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 July 2022 Yet a video of an internal Alaska pilot meeting shows Alaska executives, two weeks before the meltdown on April 1, were keenly aware of the imminence of an acute pilot shortage and the threat of chaos. Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2022 Amid this atmosphere of imminence, the conservative Senator Josh Hawley, of Missouri, last week wrote a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken arguing that the United States should reëvaluate its position. Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2022 Despite the growing evidence to the contrary, many diplomats, officials, and analysts refused to seriously believe the American and British intelligence warnings about the imminence of an attack. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2022 In observing how Sunday signaled the sunny imminence of spring, such contrary indicators as the breezy chill of the day ought not be dismissed. Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2022 Biden spoke to a number of European leaders on Friday to underscore the concerns raised by U.S. intelligence about the potential imminence of a Russian invasion. chicagotribune.com, 11 Feb. 2022 This was the White House position on the imminence of a potential attack last week, which Ukrainians pushed back strongly against. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 2 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Late Latin imminentia, noun derivative from Latin imminent-, imminens, present participle of imminēre "to project so as to overhang (of a structure or natural feature), be intent, impend (of something unpleasant or dangerous), threaten" — more at imminent
First Known Use
1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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