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anticipate

[an-tis-uh-payt] / ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪt /




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To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble? To expect something implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To hope for something implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. To await (wait for) something implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone.


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Did he anticipate Dr. Harry Edwards being co-opted by the 49ers, Ray Lewis by the Ravens, and the players’ coalition by team owners?

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026

Paulsen believes that because they have a lagging effect on economic activity and the stock market, these next two quarters may not be so positive as investors might anticipate.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Trouble in the bond market is forcing investors to anticipate where the economy—and their portfolios—are headed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"But if we understand and can anticipate how they become resistant to these molecules, we can hopefully find better ways to target them or develop combination treatments that better avoid resistance."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

By then, naturally, he himself would be dead, another interesting event to anticipate as he stood here in his stricken living room alone with the lungless, all-penetrating, masterful world-silence.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Morningstar analyst Ari Felhandler anticipates Dutch Bros will fall short of its 2029 shop count goal by about 300 locations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

He anticipates intense interest in artificial intelligence and the infrastructure behind it, particularly data centers.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

The university said it "anticipates the majority of classes will run as normal" from Monday and that it would seek to minimise the impact of strike action on students.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Under such a scenario, he anticipates that longer-dated Treasury yields would probably climb, weighing on the stock market, while the “debasement trade” could be reignited.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Turns out not using the number is harder than Jus anticipates, especially when he’s alone with nothing but memories of his homeboy.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

Among the anticipated results are high-resolution images of Earth and the Moon taken by JANUS, Juice's scientific camera.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

When Emma Thompson learned of Lasseter joining Skydance, she withdrew from its highly anticipated upcoming animated film “Luck.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Dozens of locals, some equipped with binoculars and long-lensed cameras, gathered near the air base's perimeter fence to watch the highly anticipated arrival of the jets.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

They also anticipated adjusted earnings per share of 44 cents.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

But that time Úrsula had anticipated his feverish designs.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The Conference Board survey shows that the share of consumers anticipating higher interest rates over the next 12 months jumped by 5.2 percentage points to 68.4%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The World Bank warned that Nepal needs to build a hydropower system capable of anticipating, absorbing and recovering from increasingly complex Himalayan hazards.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

That includes more project-based learning and teaching time management strategies such as “navigating competing priorities, assessing workload, anticipating expectations, and adapting to personal and academic circumstances.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

"I have been quite explicit to say there is unlikely to be a legacy because I'm anticipating spending it all."

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

On September 29, he sleeps in, anticipating the late night ahead.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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