anticipated

Dismissing Putin's threats, he said the Russian leader "should have anticipated that there would be efforts by Ukraine to fire back".

Tuesday’s anticipated vote in the City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee is expected to be one of the final steps in a yearslong process to reshape Los Angeles for more homebuilding.

Normal People actor Mescal is currently starring in blockbuster Gladiator II. Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated sequel following the 2000 epic has been met with a mixed response from film critics.

Her appearance before the inquiry, over three days in May, was hotly anticipated.

In other words, it was so widely anticipated that borrowing costs had already been adjusted accordingly.