expectation
Example Sentences
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The Fed cut rates by 0.75 percentage point last year on the expectation that inflation pressure from tariffs would fade.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
“We didn’t put much expectation into it,” Alsaro said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
New capacity isn’t likely to come online until the middle of next year, so the expectation is that inventories will remain tight, and prices high.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
There was a sense of expectation, which is only fair as Wood has not missed a penalty in 10 years - since failing to score against Hull for Leeds in April 2016.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Every few moments one of them would glance at the door, eyes focused with keen expectation.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Vocabulary lists containing expectation
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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