expecting
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“We do have some concerns about inflation being a little bit stickier than people are expecting. There’s been a huge bid for commodities this year, particularly copper with the AI buildout,” he said.
From MarketWatch
“We do have some concerns about inflation being a little bit stickier than people are expecting. There’s been a huge bid for commodities this year, particularly copper with the AI build-out,” he said.
From MarketWatch
When an investor buys a share of a company, they are expecting capital appreciation, and perhaps dividends—and the gains are potentially unlimited.
From Barron's
Analysts have been expecting levies on semiconductors and critical minerals as the probes into these sectors were started in April.
From Barron's
Overall, the Fed noted that "outlooks for future activity were mildly optimistic with most expecting slight to modest growth in coming months."
From Barron's
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