expectation
Example Sentences
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"The expectation is that he will be discharged soon and can return home."
From BBC • Jun. 8, 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
The administration hasn’t said when the latest tariffs will take effect, although the expectation is for them to kick in once the current 10% tariffs expire in late July.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Women’s Open at Erin Hills and feeling the hefty weight of expectation that came along with it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
That the space which these things occupied was itself an expectation.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
Vocabulary lists containing expectation
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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