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

The president and First Lady Jill Biden already had a trip scheduled to Los Angeles to announce the dedication of two national monuments in California and in expectation of the baby’s birth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

Many research workers canceled their accounts in expectation of being called up in the draft.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith