as in anticipates
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
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The team anticipates that these systems will transition from laboratory testing to field deployment within three to five years.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025 -
Management anticipates a launch in the United States for obesity next year, with a submission for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes sometime in the first half of 2026.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Starbucks expects the total value of its China retail business to exceed $13 billion, according to the statement.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Starbucks expects the total value of its China retail business to exceed $13 billion, including the value of licenses, according to the statement.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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