expectation

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Even so, such interventions can still produce real effects through expectation, shared experience, and social connection.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

He also attributed the tepid response in oil prices to an expectation of “a last-minute postponement, maybe not a deal, but a postponement allowing the two sides to continue talking.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The usability consultant Steve Krug captured this expectation in a single phrase that became gospel for a generation of designers: “Don’t make me think.”

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

GM’s supplier contracts were struck with the expectation that GM would be building one million EVs a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“One, our expectation is most life—albeit if there’s just a few individuals—will persist. That’s the first. The second is if you just leave nature alone, the systems will come back in really remarkable ways.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone