anticipation
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It was really wonderful to see the anticipation on everyone’s face in the crew about what outfit I was going to show up in and what wild thing I was going to say.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026
“There was, at first, anticipation and hopeful excitement that we could put a finger on who, what, where, and why,” said Robert Dickman.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026
Wherever you go in Mexico City, there is no escaping the anticipation as match time approaches.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
Jefferson stopped paying tributes and launched warships in anticipation of war, which was never officially declared by Congress.
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026
Japanese troops fortified buildings, planted land mines, and erected tank traps in anticipation of the siege on Manila.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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