as in expecting
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
he was hoping for an A in English
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The Arsenal manager invoked a bed of roses and the accompaniment of celestial music and formed an expression to suggest anyone expecting that was evidently disconnected from the reality of a Premier League title race.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026 -
The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, is expecting her second baby with husband Nicholas Riccio any day.—
Wendy Naugle,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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All of it is encrypted, and some of it could be stored by actors anticipating that current encryption methods may become less effective over time.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Several billionaires have already moved out of the state, anticipating this tax.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The incident occurred on the same day as a crowd of Pokémon fans camped outside the store, awaiting the latest trading card drop.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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As he remained held in jail awaiting his sentencing in May, Rodriguez and his attorneys learned that one of the jurors in his case had been arrested after allegedly breaking into a home and stabbing two women inside — three days after the trial ended, per The Daily Herald.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Hoping (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoping%20%28for%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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