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  • present participle of hope.
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hoping

[hoh-ping] / ˈhoʊ pɪŋ /


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"I became a soccer fanatic after that. And I'm hoping the same thing for my nephew" this time, he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Fed officials were hoping inflation would be transitory over the past few years, Tipp said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

“We’re hoping that everything will be on track.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But the opposite was true: I was deluged with requests for help from people hoping to save their relationships with their friends and loved ones.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

I shrug again, hoping it’ll shrug off his interest.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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