expectancies

plural of expectancy
as in anticipations
the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence that feeling of optimistic expectancy that fills theatergoers as they wait for the curtain to rise

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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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  • Revenue also came in below expectations.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Since Schulman joined, the company has successfully stemmed the double-digit sales declines of the past year and outstripped growth expectations for the first fiscal quarter.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Expectancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectancies. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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