expectances

plural of expectance
as in anticipations
the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence gave them the painting, with no expectance of anything in return

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Noun
  • For traders focused on specific events, having a strong grasp of historical trends can be beneficial, although the results are largely contingent on how the company’s outcomes measure up to market anticipations.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • Their runaway success of the appetite-supppressing drugs has drastically altered conversations around weight-loss and health, challenging expectations and sparking controversy over their proper use and side effects.
    Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • In the calmer stretch, post-acquisition, Varsity has seen an improvement in the company’s credit rating, driven in part by analyst expectations that its legal issues were mostly behind it.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Expectances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectances. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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