be expected

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“I worked with a movement coach, a lady called Lucie Pankhurst, and she was teaching me the social etiquette of the period, and how women would be expected to hold themselves,” said the actress.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

Grade two represents sub-optimal care, in which different management might have made a difference to the outcome, grade three is where different management would reasonably be expected to have made a difference.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

The city attorney, he said, would be expected to defend working-class Angelenos by enforcing renter protections, resolving wage-theft issues and enforcing sanctuary city policies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

For the most part, it’s been extremely top-heavy—which was always to be expected as the expanded 48-team field pulled in more minnows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

“Listen to him. How can I be expected to work with this charlatan?”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer