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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

It may be that the UK government is engaging in expectation management and the budget will be less miserable than advertised.

From BBC Oct. 5, 2024

Each one of them looked at Singer as though in expectation.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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