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expecting

adjective as in pregnant

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"A huge congratulations to Kristie and her partner Sam, who have announced they are expecting their first child," West Ham said on Instagram.

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Reports say Terry Holohan and his colleagues were arrested while travelling to the capital city, Bamako, for what they were expecting to be routine negotiations.

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Officers are starting shifts "expecting" to be attacked, according to Paul Crowley of the Police Federation of England and Wales.

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“It’s an incredibly popular law and that makes sense because nobody really likes to be told who to vote for, and people aren’t going to church expecting to hear political lectures,” Markert said.

"Answers to parliamentary questions show that the government is expecting spending power to increase by £3.7bn, funded by grants of £1.3bn," he told the Commons.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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