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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Well, that opportunity may soon be on the horizon and if so, expect teams to go all-in on signing the talented driver who nearly won the championship a year ago.
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Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Editor-in-chief C. B. Cebulski, Ultimate editor Wil Moss, and some of the line’s hit creators discuss the imprint’s success while revealing the bold and unpredictable storytelling still on the horizon.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Each passing day, the sun rises and sets on a subtly different point on the horizon.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 July 2025
But The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is on the horizon.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 July 2025
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Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Editor-in-chief C. B. Cebulski, Ultimate editor Wil Moss, and some of the line’s hit creators discuss the imprint’s success while revealing the bold and unpredictable storytelling still on the horizon.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Each passing day, the sun rises and sets on a subtly different point on the horizon.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 July 2025
But The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is on the horizon.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 July 2025
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“On the horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20horizon. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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