great expectations
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It was a bold move by Luis Enrique to drop Donnarumma and turn to the Frenchman, but one that could prove a masterstroke in the future if Chevalier lives up to great expectations.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025
According to Carlin, the band had no great expectations for 1992’s “Automatic for the People,” an album of mostly quiet, mournful ballads that, along with “Out of Time,” remains its most popular album.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024
Her sister Maya, 57, also spoke on thee night, saying their mother had been a "trailblazer", having set "great expectations of us".
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2024
The start of a new year should come with great expectations for better days to come, but, instead, 2024 arrives with a weighty sense of dread.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023
So imperfect was this realisation of the first of my great expectations, that I looked in dismay at Mr. Wemmick.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
