anticipate
Usage
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To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble? To expect something implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To hope for something implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. To await (wait for) something implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone.
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“They anticipate paying for these things,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Accused of failing to anticipate and contain the street violence, the government has pledged to restore order, and had announced partial curfews in Paris and some other cities on Monday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
"Piracy… is taking up a larger and larger share of the revenues that they would anticipate being able to generate through their subscription models. So yes, it is a worry for them."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
These come as investors increasingly anticipate that the Bank of England will raise interest rates at its next meeting on Nov. 5.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
It made him feel stupid, as if the world contained hidden wonders he could not anticipate, or see.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
The International Energy Agency anticipates a 25-percent copper supply deficit by 2035 if new deposits are not developed worldwide.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The company now anticipates 2026 revenue growth in the low-twenties percentage range when excluding currency changes, up from its previous forecast of an increase in the low- to mid-teens range.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
KeyBanc analyst Jason Celino anticipates “quite a large estimate revision” when the company reports on Oct.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026
GEO Group said it anticipates receiving $705 million in proceeds from the sales, after taxes and transaction fees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
“He anticipates it constantly when you’re abroad,” she said.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
The team have also been hampered by injuries and players failing to reach the level anticipated.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Stripping out certain one-time items, adjusted per-share earnings were 66 cents, ahead of the 57 cents anticipated by analysts, according to FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Anthropic’s infrastructure commitments and slowing quarterly sales growth are raising the stakes for its anticipated November IPO.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Rain is anticipated for Southern California on Wednesday into Thursday as the National Weather Service cautioned about potential beach hazards and thunderstorms from Oxnard to the Mexico border.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Estimates vary according to the anticipated price for each freed slave, which ranges between one hundred and two hundred dollars.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Rather than simply responding to information from the outside world, the brain is constantly anticipating what will happen next.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Analysts and investors are eagerly anticipating Netflix’s third quarter earnings results Tuesday, as executives are expected to address how they plan to move the company forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
O'Neill believes Hearts are genuine contenders again and is anticipating a match that will be as challenging as May's dramatic title decider.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
“We need to keep an eye on sentiment and the other dynamics that are happening there, but we’re not anticipating a lot of shift in behavior.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
“If you decline,” Dorian said, anticipating her next question, “you’ll remain in Endovier.”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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