as in anticipates
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
watch for all the latest news on this Web site
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The panel ended with a short warning about potential tweaks to United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which Williams anticipates.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025 -
Once adopted, Lucas anticipates the new fee schedule would kick in March 1.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Nov. 2025
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Employing 550 workers on three shifts, the facility expects to double its employment count in three years at the plant the size of nine football fields.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Nov. 2025
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Wall Street expects a solid third quarter report when On posts earnings results on Wednesday.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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Each fall, a unique prize awaits in its Black Creek currents; the creek is one of only a handful of spots in the state where fly-fisherman can cast for rainbow trout.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Israeli titles include Netalie Braun’s Oxygen, about a single mother who awaits her son’s army discharge, and Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s The Sea, which tells the story of a Palestinian boy who tries to reach the Mediterranean Sea for the first time in his life.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Watches (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watches%20%28for%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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