lie ahead

idiom

: to be in the future
No one knows what lies ahead (of us).

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In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, Tax Analysts Chief Operating Officer Jeremy Scott reviews the 2024 developments in U.S. tax legislation and speculates what may lie ahead in 2025. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 With President-elect Donald Trump set to take office after a campaign marked by attacks on transgender individuals, concerns have grown that President Biden's efforts may not have been sufficient to protect them from the challenges that lie ahead. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 But his first term shows the kind of challenges that lie ahead for executing those plans, The Hill’s Rebecca Beitsch and Rafael Bernal report. Emily Brooks, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024 After recently surpassing the 184 put forth by Ben Watson, only Russ Francis’ 207, Marv Cook’s 210, Ben Coates’ 490 and Rob Gronkowski’s 521 lie ahead at the position, per Stathead.com. Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lie ahead 

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“Lie ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20ahead. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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