expectation

Every TV show is selling us something: “Five-Star Weekend” markets the expectation of how women should age well and politely.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

In this season of expectation, only one potential outcome will suffice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

"It unfairly targets mothers with the expectation that now we should be able to do two things at once and to the same standard," she added.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Our expectation of fairness and our disdain for cheaters, expressed in laws across human cultures, can be traced to social primates—evidence that our sense of justice has deep evolutionary foundations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The rest of his letter is only about his dear Charlotte’s situation, and his expectation of a young olive-branch.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

First developed in the 1950s by British psychiatrist John Bowlby, attachment theory suggests that the bonds we form with early caregivers shape our expectations of relationships.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

If a stock beats expectations for earnings per share and that company’s management team estimates continuing growth for sales and profits, then analysts are likely to raise their own estimates.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

He thinks that some followers of the stock may struggle to reconcile actual performance with expectations given the acquisition’s costs and revenue contributions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

And it’s unclear whether the Tigers will indeed trade him; rival executives’ expectations appear to be inconsistent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

I don’t dare have expectations, but I have hope.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed