anticipation

Example Sentences

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As it swings open the photographer holds his breath in anticipation.

From Literature

Live cattle futures—the price meatpackers pay feedlots for their livestock—are down 4% over the past month in anticipation of a strike.

From The Wall Street Journal

The anticipation for the nominees to hear who else had won must have been palpable.

From BBC

There is opportunity in electrification given anticipation of data center buildout, though the sector is vulnerable to an energy shock like the one that followed the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal

Exploiting this front-running opportunity is simple: Just invest in Vietnamese stocks in anticipation of the substantial inflow of new cash once the country’s reclassification takes effect.

From MarketWatch