great expectations

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But great expectations can also make earnings season harder for companies to navigate.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 10, 2026

According to Carlin, the band had no great expectations for 1992’s “Automatic for the People,” an album of mostly quiet, mournful ballads that, along with “Out of Time,” remains its most popular album.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

Her sister Maya, 57, also spoke on thee night, saying their mother had been a "trailblazer", having set "great expectations of us".

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2024

The show was created by Corinne Park-Buffelen and ArtsWest artistic director Mathew Wright, who cameo in a voice-over expressing their great expectations for what the cast has cooked up.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023

So imperfect was this realisation of the first of my great expectations, that I looked in dismay at Mr. Wemmick.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens