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look forward to

British  

verb

  1. to wait or hope for, esp with pleasure

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

look forward to Idioms  
  1. Eagerly anticipate, as in I'm looking forward to their visit, or Jim looked forward to the day when he could retire. [First half of 1700s]


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“We look forward to keeping you updated as more details become available.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

"We look forward to applying this separated-isomers technique to more nuclei," Liddick said.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

When she was starting out in her career Kilgore realised she needed to be "someone that people look forward to being around".

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

In advance of its release in August, she explains why it’s one to look forward to.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

“You sound as if all we had to look forward to was being gobbled up.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

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