expecting

/ ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ /

adjective

1. informal,  pregnant

Example Sentences

In 2030, the company is expecting to report adjusted earnings of €11.50 a share, on revenue of €9 billion.

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“Anyone expecting a simple prescription on China is not living in the real world,” then Foreign Secretary David Lammy said this summer after presenting the government’s strategy.

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“We strongly disagree with any suggestion otherwise and are deeply concerned with the health risk this poses for expecting mothers.”

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“You’re expecting information that is complying with the standard of care and not expecting the practitioner to just be exercising their right to say whatever they want to say.”

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Though Universal hasn’t made deals with many of the movie’s actors, their agents aren’t expecting raises.

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