anticipation

Example Sentences

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The France striker was left out of Palace's squad for their Premier League draw with Nottingham Forest on Sunday, in anticipation of a transfer to Milan.

From Barron's

Patrick Wilson plays one of the nervous teachers who have been issued pellet guns in anticipation of another attack.

From The Wall Street Journal

During the dot-com bubble, companies laid a lot of unused fiberoptic cables, or dark fiber, in anticipation of demand, and 95% of those stayed dark when the bubble burst.

From Barron's

Global markets were mixed as U.S. futures largely gained, with anticipation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s comments overshadowed by the dollar’s continued selloff.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maros Sefcovic, the EU's trade chief, told AFP he scours through newspaper headlines each morning in anticipation of "what else might happen".

From Barron's