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Per Dye, Georgia businessman Calvin Darden Jr. was sentenced to 151 months (over 12 years) in prison for his role in duping Howard out of $7 million and former longtime NBA combo forward Chandler Parsons out of $1 million in the offing.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
State planners don’t see a turnaround in the offing, either.
—Joel Kotkin, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2025
Yet some Democratic donors are clearly buying the hype that an enormous Trump backlash is in the offing.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Service cuts and fare hikes should be in the offing to show Springfield that transit leaders have a measure of good faith.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
State planners don’t see a turnaround in the offing, either.
—Joel Kotkin, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2025
Yet some Democratic donors are clearly buying the hype that an enormous Trump backlash is in the offing.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Service cuts and fare hikes should be in the offing to show Springfield that transit leaders have a measure of good faith.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
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“In the offing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20offing. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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