- present participle of hope.
hoping
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United will be hoping that Pochettino's arrival will persuade Fernandes to commit his future to the club.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Dozens of companies lined up for this program, hoping Nvidia’s backing would lower their borrowing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
“Look at the types of firms that you are hoping would be a good fit when you get out of law school and you’ll see where those people went to law school,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
After its launch, Nvidia became the first company entirely dedicated to graphics processors, hoping to ride the video games wave as they started to feature more sophisticated animation and 3D graphics.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
The propagandists with the Imperial Japanese Army develop flyers and press releases to threaten the guerrillas, hoping to quash their spirits.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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