expects
- present tense form of expect (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Ireland’s central bank expects the economy to contract by 2.7% this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Almeida expects that rising costs of labor, capital and competition will start to weigh on earnings.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Humana previously said that it expects earnings to decline in 2026 due to the lower Medicare Advantage Star Ratings it had received for the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Mosley said the company expects “durable long-term demand for mass capacity storage” as artificial-intelligence drives the creation of more data.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
I don’t know what he expects to happen, but I don’t think it’s the sparks and the smoke that come from the wand.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
