in expectation
Example Sentences
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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
In recent months, speculative investors have been buying up permits in expectation of tightening supply, said Guadalupe Ruiz, principal carbon analyst at OPIS.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 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
Many research workers canceled their accounts in expectation of being called up in the draft.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
