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anticipates

  • present tense form of anticipate (3rd person singular).

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Krishna anticipates the AI boom will also boost IBM’s revenue, because most customers need someone to come in and hold their hand.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

It takes up one-third of a 53-foot tractor trailer—one of 17 trailers “Phantom” travels with, and the team anticipates about 38 hours to load into a venue.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

The company anticipates 2027 results to be "better" than this year's, due in part to increased supply of top-selling sport utility vehicles.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

The company said it anticipates adjusted Ebitda for the second quarter of roughly $4.03 billion, and revenue for the three months of about $20.23 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The Phaistos disk anticipates humanity’s next efforts at printing, which similarly used cut type or blocks but applied them to paper with ink, not to clay without ink.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond