as in to hope (for)
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No team can be without a player of his caliber and expect to win a title.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025 -
Musk earlier promised a new, cheaper EV platform with cars expected to be priced as low as $25,000, but dropped that to prioritize robotaxi development.—
Abhirup Roy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Wait (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wait%20%28for%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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