anticipated

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Despite its rocky jobs report for the month of February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics came out Friday with better-than-expected employment projections for March: 178,000 new positions added—almost triple the amount non-government economists had anticipated.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

On Sunday, Leo will preside over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square before delivering a typically political blessing which is especially anticipated this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He anticipated that the mission would later afford him a view with the Moon in the foreground and Earth hanging in the distance.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The much anticipated pitching duel between Gary Morse of Orange Lutheran and Julian Garcia of St. John Bosco on Wednesday under the lights at Hart Park exceeded expectations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

As Snowden anticipated, American law enforcement agencies were eager to arrest the leaker and haul him home to face charges of violating the Espionage Act.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin