expected

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For the SpaceX IPO expected to launch on June 12, Fidelity has cut the threshold to only $2,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

She is also expected to inherit enough money from her mother to retire within the next eight to 10 years, when she is in her 60s.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Germany’s industrial sector had been expected to rebound somewhat this year, after a period of weak output that stretched back before the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

A US State Department spokesperson confirmed that the US was co-ordinating an approach "to protect our citizens, including the millions of visitors, fans, athletes and tourists expected during the Fifa World Cup".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Papa had already told Mama about seeing the monkeys; but when I told her about the reward and that I intended to catch them, she did just what I had expected her to do.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls