on the horizon
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: coming in the near future
Scientists believe that a major breakthrough is on the horizon.
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The 2024-25 regular season is officially over for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and a first-round series with the Ottawa Senators is now on the horizon.
—Kevin Papetti, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
With commercial space stations on the horizon, biotech firms could unlock treatments and technologies previously unimaginable in terrestrial labs.
—Reema Khan, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Outside of hosting and her two-year first–look deal with Sony, Orji has exciting projects on the horizon.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The 2024-25 regular season is officially over for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and a first-round series with the Ottawa Senators is now on the horizon.
—Kevin Papetti, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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“On the horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20horizon. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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