anticipation

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, in anticipation of strikes, Iran and other producers have rushed to ship as much oil as possible, with refiners in Asia front-loading purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal

The smell of the grass, the anticipation of matchday and the fight for three points: it has been a long time since Antonio has had those experiences in club football.

From BBC

Oil futures gained 3.2% on Friday in anticipation of a potential conflict, leaving the benchmark crude price up almost 17% year to date.

From Barron's

Both the Union and Confederate governments stockpiled rifles and cannons in anticipation of conflict.

From Literature

"She has anticipation like nobody else I have seen, she can predict what's going to happen next without any help, and she can bring it to the other players."

From Barron's