expectation
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Their expectation is that AI will meet the same fate as past capex booms.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
“The market was positioned as a flagship host city but is now absorbing a gap between expectation and reality.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
He said the bank had shared its expectation that back office roles would be cut by about 15% over the next four years - about 7,800 roles.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The enterprise-management software company posted adjusted earnings of $2.66 a share for the quarter ended April 30, compared to $2.23 a share a year ago and above Wall Street’s $2.51 a share expectation.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The silence that followed had a strange quality to it: expectation, eagerness, love, awe.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
Vocabulary lists containing expectation
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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