be expected

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“I worked with a movement coach, a lady called Lucie Pankhurst, and she was teaching me the social etiquette of the period, and how women would be expected to hold themselves,” said the actress.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

Grade 2 represents sub-optimal care in which different management might have made a difference to the outcome, while grade 3 is where different management would reasonably be expected to have made a difference.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

The city attorney, he said, would be expected to defend working-class Angelenos by enforcing renter protections, resolving wage-theft issues and enforcing sanctuary city policies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

The credit knowledge and access gap is to be expected as a function of age and experience.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

As her maidservant, I would be expected to go with her.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed