expecting

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But Starmer had decided to go ahead anyway, and the White House was expecting Mandelson.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Indonesia’s central bank is widely expected to hold rates steady at 4.75% on Wednesday, with Goldman Sachs economists expecting policy settings to remain unchanged throughout this year and next.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Waller pointed to the Fed’s costly miscalculation early in the pandemic, when policymakers dismissed one price surge after another as temporary, each time expecting inflation to resolve itself.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

“Some are likely expecting further catch-up,” Jacobson said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

They must have come up with an explanation for why she couldn’t spin the straw into gold anymore, like expecting a baby takes away her magic powers.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff