expected

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The European Central Bank is widely expected to raise interest rates this week.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Germany’s industrial sector had been expected to rebound somewhat this year, after a period of weak output that stretched back before the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

For the SpaceX IPO expected to launch on June 12, Fidelity has cut the threshold to only $2,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Remaining performance obligations, or signed contracts not yet converted to revenue, are expected to be $601.1 billion.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Papa had already told Mama about seeing the monkeys; but when I told her about the reward and that I intended to catch them, she did just what I had expected her to do.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls