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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Broadening Access To Care Some AI scribes now offer multilingual capabilities, and broader language support is on the horizon.
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Rakhee Langer, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Workers may fear more cuts are on the horizon in a cooling job market — and may feel safer in a familiar role rather than as a new hire at an outside organization, Bachaud said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Never in my 15-year-old brain was that on the horizon.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Indeed, the not-in-my-backyard crowd has less to complain about when the eyesores in question are barely visible on the horizon.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
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Rakhee Langer, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Workers may fear more cuts are on the horizon in a cooling job market — and may feel safer in a familiar role rather than as a new hire at an outside organization, Bachaud said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Never in my 15-year-old brain was that on the horizon.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Indeed, the not-in-my-backyard crowd has less to complain about when the eyesores in question are barely visible on the horizon.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 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 Sep. 2025.
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