expectation
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A letter to his mum Alaina from Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust said doctors had struggled to control his calcium levels and found he had vitamin D intoxication "far above expectation for standard supplementation".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The panel increased its expectation for inflation-adjusted gross domestic product growth to 2.3% in the first quarter, but it cut forecasts for the second and third quarters compared with the January survey.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
A substantial majority of American business leaders are planning for U.S. tariffs to stay elevated for years — and that’s a reasonable expectation, according to trade specialists at PwC.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Neither the city nor the county has agreed upon or given communities like San Pedro a reasonable expectation for addressing the crisis, Kuhn said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
He jumped from foot to foot as he waited, every drop of expectation he’d stored inside throughout the day coming out.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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