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anticipated

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


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I don’t think they anticipated me doing it this long.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“Several years ago, we anticipated rising demand for inference from customers as frontier AI models are deployed in production and at scale,” Google said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Although the government was "monitoring impacts on public services", he said, "no disruption is anticipated".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The company also hiked its full-year adjusted earnings guidance to more than $18.25 a share, up from $17.75 in January and above the $17.86 Wall Street had anticipated.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The ground wasn’t where she anticipated when she stepped.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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