great expectations
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But great expectations can also make earnings season harder for companies to navigate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Gilham said Stanley's father, who was an MP, and his mother - who helped establish the first women's college at Cambridge University - had "great expectations for their first-born".
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
A season that began with great expectations dissolved into a struggle to stay afloat as the Kings hit the halfway mark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
The show was created by Corinne Park-Buffelen and ArtsWest artistic director Mathew Wright, who cameo in a voice-over expressing their great expectations for what the cast has cooked up.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
“I had great expectations about how my life would go and then . Nicholas Nickleby! — you fell on hard times and were living in a real bleak house.”
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
