expectation

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“Our target is to pay at least 75% of our cash available for distribution in the form of a dividend, and my expectation over time is to very much grow that dividend,” he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“The expectation is that…the mare will acquire sprinter-like characteristics that she did not previously have, while maintaining her other exceptional traits,” said Gabriel Vichera, co-founder and chief scientific officer of Kheiron.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

"With an Ajax 2 package of upgrades now in development at an unknown cost, the PAC awaits to see, more in hope than expectation, whether these endeavours will succeed," the report states.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Cooper also reiterated full-year profit guidance of $4.58 to $4.66 a share, compared with Wall Street’s $4.62 a share expectation.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

When Helm read Psalm 9:18, “For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever,” he knew his duty was to serve them.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy