the horizon
noun
: the line where the earth or sea seems to meet the sky
The sun rose slowly over/above the eastern horizon.
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Some changes might be on the horizon.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Stocks with a 14-day RSI above 70 are considered overbought, meaning that a pullback may be on the horizon.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
From all these locations, Regulus will disappear behind the moon's dark limb against a cobalt-blue sky during nautical or late twilight, with the sun at least 12 degrees below the horizon.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The company already operates bikes through its Urban Solutions division and private-hire vehicles in the capital, and Bird confirmed that autonomous vehicles via a partnership with Baidu are on the horizon.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Stocks with a 14-day RSI above 70 are considered overbought, meaning that a pullback may be on the horizon.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
From all these locations, Regulus will disappear behind the moon's dark limb against a cobalt-blue sky during nautical or late twilight, with the sun at least 12 degrees below the horizon.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The company already operates bikes through its Urban Solutions division and private-hire vehicles in the capital, and Bird confirmed that autonomous vehicles via a partnership with Baidu are on the horizon.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
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“The horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horizon. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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