expectation

Example Sentences

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“What you are seeing here is a market moving on the expectation of economic recovery and being buoyed by lower interest rates,” Edward Kershner, a market strategist at PaineWebber Group, told The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The results highlight how expectation plays a powerful role in both behavior and brain activity related to sweetness.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

“My expectation was that artists were starving,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Looking ahead, Aehr now expects bookings to be on the “high end” of its previous expectation of $60 million to $80 million in the second half of fiscal 2026.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Jiichan then waited, his face filled with expectation.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata