in the hope
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A smaller but still-sizable number of economists think the Fed won’t do anything this year in the hope that inflation slows on its own.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Outside Aldea del Fresno, on the eastern edge of the vast fires, evacuated locals lined up in cars in the hope of being allowed to returning to properties and pets.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
It alleged that foreign hedge funds were behind the investigation in the hope of financial gain.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Winchester Science Centre, in Hampshire, has now created a play zone themed on the local landscape in the hope children will connect with the environments into adulthood.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Forcing herself to speak, therefore, in the hope of putting it by, she calmly said,
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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