Near-term

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    short-term
  2. 2
    Almost at the end of the gestation period.

    "Bodies of the 10-kilogram creatures have been found complete with near-term foetuses, and the contents of their last meal (berries and leaves) in their stomachs."

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"Success will be high on the near-term horizon for Christine Lagarde's next presidential victory in France as soon as 2027."

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