anticipation

Example Sentences

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Treasury yields, which have moved firmly higher in anticipation of the inflationary pressures from the surge in global crude-oil prices and the complexity that could add to the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path.

From Barron's

Central bankers fear periods of deflation, in which falling prices lead businesses and households to hold back on spending in anticipation of securing better deals in the future.

From The Wall Street Journal

Israeli troops had reinforced Israel’s northern border in anticipation of a fight, said Nadav Shoshani, a spokesman for the Israeli military.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Saturday. I might be able to wait that long. But if you see a zombie at the bookstore, that’ll be me, because I will have died of anticipation.”

From Literature

Part of me still expected to ram face-first into solid rock, and I closed my eyes in anticipation of impact.

From Literature