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in expectation



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However, since those first few weeks of the conflict, risk assets have rallied powerfully in expectation of some kind of negotiated compromise between the warring parties and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

“Brazilian markets have rallied so much in expectation that monetary easing is coming,” said Egaña.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Some would have signed up in expectation that Israel would not be taking part, she added.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

The UC system, which has lost $300 million in federal awards since January, has instituted a hiring freeze in expectation of further cuts that could dramatically shrink campus ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

He lived in expectation of certain songs being performed as the faithful await the Messiah.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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