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  • suffix Future, later, expectant.

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Examples

  • The “CEO President”-to-be, as George W. Bush was already being called due to his MBA, scooped Cheney up from the vice presidential search committee, and this was fine with the Republican Party.

    Magic and Mayhem Derek Leebaert 2010

  • After the no holds barred interview, Robin, a soon -to-be inductee into the

    ABC News: Top Stories 2011

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