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
“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
Uncle Turu rose, rubbing his big hands together briskly in expectation.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
