expectation
Example Sentences
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If you had asked the then-teenager if that would be possible, her likely answer would have been more out of hope than expectation.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
The expectation is that AI agents will handle the time-consuming work: synthesizing information, drafting materials and identifying patterns.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
“What you are seeing here is a market moving on the expectation of economic recovery and being buoyed by lower interest rates,” Edward Kershner, a market strategist at PaineWebber Group, told The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The results highlight how expectation plays a powerful role in both behavior and brain activity related to sweetness.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
It required the very barest amount of commitment or expectation.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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