expectation
Example Sentences
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The company posted earnings of $4.37 a share for the fiscal fourth quarter ended April 30, compared with $2.63 a share a year ago and well above Wall Street’s $3.31 a share expectation.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The company said its expectation for lower sales reflects lower net price realization, as well as a decline in sales volumes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 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
Thus cleansed of expectation, you move through a series of smaller, even intimate spaces in which you are given free access to a literal universe of biological data.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
The three faces turned to her, vivid with expectation.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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