expecting

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Wall Street analysts polled by FactSet are expecting $19.1 billion in sales and $1.96 in earnings per share for the May quarter.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal were expecting an April deficit of $56.1 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

I've come to an industrial space in a tech-heavy area of San Francisco expecting to see a menacing humanoid robot solider doing something combat-like: the future of land-based warfare, perhaps.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Not everyone sets out on their reality TV journey expecting to stay.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The boy arrived a few hours later, expecting quiet halls and hazmat-looking suits, but instead it was back to normal.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman