- present participle of expect.
expecting
Britishadjective
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Analysts weren’t expecting AT&T to top the 400,000 mark with its fiber-subscriber growth, but the company did so with ease, adding 442,000 net new customers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
That early first-quarter outlook is vastly ahead of the $22 billion that analysts tracked by FactSet were expecting for the period.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting 39 cents a share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Caruso didn’t run for the 2026 race, despite many expecting him to challenge Bass again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
She kept expecting to fall back to the ground.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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