in anticipation of
idiom
: expecting that (something will happen or that someone will arrive)
They hired extra police officers in anticipation of a big crowd at the concert.
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The rating change comes after Trump signed an executive order to impose a 25% levy on steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. Shares of Steel Dynamics popped nearly 5% on Monday in anticipation of the signing.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, China has grappled with weak domestic consumption, as households tightened their belts in anticipation of further economic challenges.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Football talk is scarce in the NFL’s new three-minute black-and-white promo released today in anticipation of Sunday’s Super Bowl, but with Kendrick Lamar in the driver’s seat, literally, and Timothée Chalamet riding shotgun, few will notice anything else.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
Managers and production companies checked scripts and suggested changes in anticipation of scrutiny.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Quietly Supplies Minerals to Russia's War Machine in Ukraine
Xi Fires Warning Shot at Trump
Consumption
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, China has grappled with weak domestic consumption, as households tightened their belts in anticipation of further economic challenges.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Football talk is scarce in the NFL’s new three-minute black-and-white promo released today in anticipation of Sunday’s Super Bowl, but with Kendrick Lamar in the driver’s seat, literally, and Timothée Chalamet riding shotgun, few will notice anything else.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
Managers and production companies checked scripts and suggested changes in anticipation of scrutiny.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
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“In anticipation of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20anticipation%20of. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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