as in anticipation
the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence
in expectation of a harsh winter, we budgeted more money than usual for the cost of heating our home
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The new discipline matrix eliminated language that allowed teachers to respond to discipline infractions by teaching behavior expectations and replacement behavior and using positive reinforcement when students act appropriately.
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Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The company surveyed 1,003 full-time employees to explore their job-hopping habits, salary expectations and motivations.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The performance has owed to enthusiasm about artificial intelligence as well as resilient economic growth and expectations that interest rates would ease, Feinseth said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks at a post-meeting news conference Thursday could shed some light on whether Fed officials’ earlier expectations for the pace of rate cuts still hold.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The company surveyed 1,003 full-time employees to explore their job-hopping habits, salary expectations and motivations.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The performance has owed to enthusiasm about artificial intelligence as well as resilient economic growth and expectations that interest rates would ease, Feinseth said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks at a post-meeting news conference Thursday could shed some light on whether Fed officials’ earlier expectations for the pace of rate cuts still hold.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Expectation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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