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anticipated

[an-tis-uh-pey-tid] / ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪ tɪd /


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The announcement was anticipated and comes a week after rival artificial intelligence firm Anthropic filed its paperwork and just days from the year’s most anticipated debut so far: SpaceX.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In the impact assessment accompanying the bill, it is anticipated that 10 or fewer organisations will be designated as state threats in the first year after the legislation is passed.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“The real question now is whether that discipline survives the arrival of SpaceX, the most anticipated IPO of the decade,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

—Eurozone government bond yields edged lower in opening trade, with the market’s focus on a widely anticipated quarter-point rate hike by the European Central Bank on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

I go for a bag, and realize they’re a lot heavier than I had anticipated.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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