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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expectations
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Cooking type Consider carefully what your expectations for oven usage are to determine what type of thermometer will work best for your purposes.—
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Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Perhaps the biggest concern for the central bank is a situation in which expectations about future inflation start to shift in a way that suggests Americans are becoming worried about price pressures staying persistently high.—
Colby Smith,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Expectancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectancies. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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