as in anticipates
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
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In San Francisco, Vanderbilt plans to serve about 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students and anticipates opening its campus in the city around 2027 and 2028, pending regulatory approvals.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026 -
There will continue to be standouts with strong growth, but across the board, Wall Street largely anticipates results will be solid without massive, widespread gains in consumer spending.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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In production form, Longbow expects far lower outputs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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The governor expects the suspect to be held fully accountable under the law.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Miami now awaits the winner of Friday’s other semifinal matchup, the Peach Bowl, between Indiana and Oregon.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Altadena awaits the official cause of the Eaton fire, but survivors and plaintiff attorneys in hundreds of lawsuits point to the public utility Southern California Edison as being at fault for its equipment and mismanagement sparking the blaze in the foothills above the town.—
David Wilson,
Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Watches (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watches%20%28for%29. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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