lie ahead

idiom

: to be in the future
No one knows what lies ahead (of us).

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Chelsea are doing their bit to equip Maresca for the challenges that lie ahead. Liam Twomey, New York Times, 25 July 2025 The statement asked for privacy as 79-year-old Rogers deals with the physical and emotional struggles that lie ahead. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025 However, non-engineering challenges may also lie ahead. Tereza Pultarova, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2025 While dividend growth continued to slow in the second quarter, there is some encouraging news on what may lie ahead. Michelle Fox, CNBC, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for lie ahead

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“Lie ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20ahead. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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