expectation
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He wrote that Dell faces a particularly tough setup, given a beat and raise is already the “clear-cut” expectation for the company.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
“It’s looking increasingly likely that the European Central Bank will deliver on our expectation for a rate hike to 2.5% in September and stay hawkish beyond then,” Amaro said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
There is a lot of pressure and expectation on his shoulders but he is a brilliant player and it just seems like he'll be able to cope with that.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
If you’re an up-and-coming quarterback, there has to be an extra layer of pressure and expectation if your father played the position at an elite level.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
But she felt, also, a frisson of expectation, an eagerness to discover America.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Whether or not Nvidia’s earnings beat Wall Street’s expectations is no longer so important, Rhind said, because the company’s shares are no longer “priced to perfection” as they were in previous periods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The revenue figures beat Wall Street's expectations, leading Nvidia shares to rise about 4% in after hours trading.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Quite the opposite: As analysts have raised their earnings expectations, the valuation multiple has actually gone down.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Distillate fuel stocks fell by 2.2 million barrels to 103.4 million barrels compared with expectations of a 1.1 million barrel drop, and were about 14% below the five-year average for the time of year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
For so long she had been wrong, wrong, wrong, making countless mistakes and never quite living up to her mama’s expectations.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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