expectation

Example Sentences

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We found Chinese business leaders’ expectations often outpace reality.

From Barron's

While investors have trimmed bets against sterling after November’s better-than-feared U.K. budget, expectations for further Bank of England interest-rates cuts next year could weigh on the currency.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are years to go before quantum breaks out, but expectations have already taken off.

From Barron's

You were younger then, and this is your husband’s mother; you wanted to fit in, and there were cultural and familial expectations.

From MarketWatch

In the year ahead, expectations for further Bank of England interest-rate cuts pose a potential headwind to sterling.

From The Wall Street Journal