await
Usage
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The verb await (wait for) implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone. Hope implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. Expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble?
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"This is his land. We await him with open arms," said Melani Soto, an 18-year-old university student.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Traders await a $58 billion Treasury auction of three-year notes Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Filming wrapped on the BBC three-part Christmas special at the end of October, as fans eagerly await its return.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Then, in safer waters, national or third-party vessels await for ship-to-ship transfers from the convoys to then sail to the buyer’s final destinations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Thus the sermon and the text as we await word.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
It explains why smart, humble and even paranoid leaders aren’t immune to being blindsided, and it feels especially relevant now as AI threatens to upend many business models, while quantum computing awaits us all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Although the Earth encounter required extensive preparation, it is relatively simple compared with what awaits Juice at Jupiter.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
“The only real news is that Sean continues to serve his sentence within the rules and he patiently awaits the court’s decision on his appeal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
But Great Britain's Billie Jean King Cup squad know full well the enormity of the challenge that awaits them.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
“No rain. Behind come the tigers. Ahead awaits your dragon.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Markets awaited U.S. non-farm payrolls data due to be released at 1230 GMT to gain clues on the potential pace of future interest rate rises by the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
As investigators awaited the results of the DNA test, they gathered circumstantial evidence.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The two US troops ejected from the damaged plane, were separated, and had to evade Iranian forces while they awaited rescue from US special forces.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
A small group of demonstrators waving Palestinian flags awaited Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar when he visited Fiji earlier this year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Crowds converged around these bulletin boards as people anxiously awaited updates on Garfield's condition.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
Anti-war activist Mikhail says he and his wife Dasha are awaiting deportation from Finland "any day".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
When refiners run out of space to store products awaiting export, they might be forced to cut production even if their facilities remain operational.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Rikers, which sits on the East River between the Bronx and Queens boroughs, primarily holds people who are awaiting trial in New York, as was the case for disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
City navigated the hostile reception awaiting them at Anfield by arriving through the staff and contractors' entrance - while an inevitable febrile environment awaited them.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
An hour and a half later I was sitting on my bed, awaiting my fate, when my dad stomped down the hallway and swung open the door to my room.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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