- present tense form of anticipate (3rd person singular).
anticipates
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Lilly has already raised its outlook twice this year, starting the year with an outlook that anticipates revenue between $80 billion and $83 billion in 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Like-for-like net revenue in the North America region fell 1.3% in the quarter, and the company said it anticipates a rebound from Lysol and North America in the fourth quarter as it resolves the issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
The International Energy Agency anticipates a 25-percent copper supply deficit by 2035 if new deposits are not developed worldwide.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The company now anticipates 2026 revenue growth in the low-twenties percentage range when excluding currency changes, up from its previous forecast of an increase in the low- to mid-teens range.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The Phaistos disk anticipates humanity’s next efforts at printing, which similarly used cut type or blocks but applied them to paper with ink, not to clay without ink.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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