as in to hope (for)
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expect
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Just don’t expect to walk out of the store with your official acceptance into the PreCheck program.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Herrera, a Second Amendment activist with more than 4 million YouTube followers, is expected to be the GOP nominee for the district represented by Gonzales, who withdrew under pressure from House Republican leadership over an affair scandal.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Wait (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wait%20%28for%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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