as in to expect
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
he was hoping for an A in English
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sony Group on Tuesday posted a stronger-than-expected rise in second-quarter operating profit and announced a share buyback of up to 100 billion Japanese yen ($648 million).—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
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According to Pelissero, Golden is not expected to play against the Eagles.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Will Woll’s return to the Leafs come earlier than the organization anticipated?—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Its official commissioning has been highly anticipated in China, where the country’s rapid military modernization, including the expansion of its navy, has been a deep source of national pride.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Local administrators on Sunday were awaiting further guidance from the state during the quickly evolving situation, said Janna Haynes, a county spokeswoman.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Tapachula returns to normalcy While some migrants remain in Tapachula, gone are the thousands of migrants, including entire families, sleeping on sidewalks, gathered in parks, packed in cheap hotel rooms, or lined up outside banks awaiting money transfers from relatives abroad.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Hope (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hope%20%28for%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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