in anticipation of
Example Sentences
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The government’s campaign against excessive price competition helped stabilize promotions and reduced incentives for consumers to delay purchases in anticipation of deeper discounts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
North Norfolk District Council said additional bins had been placed around the beach in anticipation of high visitor numbers.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
The Getty Center is not alone among L.A. cultural institutions revamping their facilities in anticipation of Olympic tourism.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
“These outflows appear to be more consistent with a broad retreat by investors from the debasement trade, potentially in anticipation of an Iran-U.S. deal, rather than with a rotation from bitcoin to gold,” he says.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Twice I made myself so sick in anticipation of it that my mother kept me home because she thought I had contracted the flu.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
