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  • adjective Describing a situation before an impact

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Examples

  • The heavy lifters, the construction crews, the seemingly endless series of auxiliary services -- emergency medical, motor pool repair, preimpact cartography, provisions, accommodation and sanitation for all the extra bodies -- somehow, incredibly, it all seemed to be dropping into place.

    Roger MacBride Allen, Roger MacBride 1996

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