anticipated

Example Sentences

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The company’s outlook had anticipated fuel costs of $2.50 a gallon, meaning Frontier will see up to $50 million in incremental costs this period.

From The Wall Street Journal

I hadn’t anticipated his last question, and I fumbled for an answer.

From Literature

The department said it anticipated that the number of women travelling from Northern Ireland to England and Wales would "continue to trend downwards with services and access information available locally".

From BBC

After the protests, he said "our policing plan worked" and significantly fewer people attend than anticipated.

From BBC

“Some households may already have anticipated what their refund is and may have already made their spending habit changes ahead of when the refund comes in,” she says.

From Barron's