expecting

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“However, under the co-management framework, the tribe has been expecting that there would be partnership to secure the next round of funding… so that there would be capacity to actually continue the work.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

A William Blair analyst team, led by Jed Dorsheimer, on Tuesday wrote that they have been expecting AI customers to flock to Aehr, resulting in an acceleration in orders.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Wall Street economists are expecting a March jobs rebound, but a disappointing report would confirm deeper concerns about the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The persistence of this faith despite repeated evidence reminds me of the famous 1950s study of cult members who kept expecting UFOs to arrive.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 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