expectation
Example Sentences
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Sir Olly said there was a "strong expectation" coming from Downing Street that Lord Mandelson "needed to be in post and in America as quickly as humanly possible".
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
“There is some expectation that Ternus could move fast to put his own stamp on the company.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
That’s based on an assumed fuel bill of $4.50 per gallon, and the expectation it will consume 297 million gallons this quarter.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
“An individual has no reasonable expectation of privacy in movements that anyone could see,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
So on Maribel’s first day of school in the United States, Arturo and I woke up early, filled with impossible expectation, and roused Maribel, watching her push her hair off her face.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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