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The widespread expectation is that it will see the United States scale back its deployments, although the hope is the cuts will not be too severe.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

In a Foreign Policy essay last week, former Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid defines the central problem in Europe, plausibly but rather too vaguely, as “intergenerational hopelessness” and a downward spiral of economic expectation.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

For years Americans have had “a reasonable expectation that if you and I were shopping for the same item at the same time, we’d pay the same price,” Owens said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Sloane tells Newsbeat he's not too intimidated by the weight of expectation.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Her use of the present tense—as if this were just an ordinary good-bye, as if she, Pauline, had every expectation of watching Mia’s career unfurl before her over decades—penned Mia’s voice in her throat.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

This exceeded expectations of $13.10 billion, according to the same consensus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

But quarter-on-quarter growth slowed from 145 percent in the second quarter to 45 percent in the third, cooling expectations to around $1.5 trillion.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

The figure was lower than analysts’ expectations of $2.71 billion, according to consensus estimates compiled by the bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Speaking in Bangkok earlier this month, Warsh said that US economic conditions had "broadly conformed" to policymakers' expectations, fueling speculation that the Fed may pause at the October meeting.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

If this was the best, I needed to adjust my expectations.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry