in expectation

Example Sentences

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However, since those first few weeks of the conflict, risk assets have rallied powerfully in expectation of some kind of negotiated compromise between the warring parties and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Options investors are pricing Wednesday’s reports from Amazon.com, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft, and Thursday’s report from Apple, in expectation the stocks will rally.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

In recent months, speculative investors have been buying up permits in expectation of tightening supply, said Guadalupe Ruiz, principal carbon analyst at OPIS.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

The president and First Lady Jill Biden already had a trip scheduled to Los Angeles to announce the dedication of two national monuments in California and in expectation of the baby’s birth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

When Duane reached the point along the path that took him between the two snowy hills, his body tensed in expectation of invisible voices surrounding him again.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el