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expectedly

ADVERB
hopefully
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"The moderation was expectedly driven by the agriculture and the non-manufacturing industrial sectors," she said in a note.

From Barron's Feb. 27, 2026

They’re expectedly less showy and more mature, capable of competing with those by European masters.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 11, 2025

But this year, all five of the nominees for documentary short film are not just well-made, incisive and expectedly important, they’re also in conversation with one another.

From Salon Mar. 1, 2025

The successive months have been expectedly challenging for the Johnsons.

From Seattle Times May 13, 2024

OUR places of comfort are expectedly different, my friends and I. Elizabeth’s is hunched over her sewing machine trying to make her life look seamless, store-bought.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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