expected

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The DIP was first expected to be published in the autumn.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

If AI data centers in space are a thing, the terrestrial data center builders will have less business than expected right now.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expected 220,000 new claims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

This is a letter I never expected to write, and I do so now with great regret and reluctance.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

She wrote politely and humbly, conducting herself as her husband would have expected.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock