expectation
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A letter to his mum Alaina from Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust said doctors had struggled to control his calcium levels and found he had vitamin D intoxication "far above expectation for standard supplementation".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Jefferies had already updated estimates to reflect this scenario, and the investment bank’s analysts say Westpac’s new portfolio overlay for energy intensive sectors supports this expectation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The stock is up 301% so far this year and 2,879% over the past 12 months, boosted by the expectation that the boom in construction of artificial-intelligence data centers will drive up memory demand.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
A substantial majority of American business leaders are planning for U.S. tariffs to stay elevated for years — and that’s a reasonable expectation, according to trade specialists at PwC.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
“There was a strong expectation of his coming soon after the marriage, but it ended in nothing; and I have not heard him mentioned lately.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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