as in to expect
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
watch for all the latest news on this Web site
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SpaceX has three more launches scheduled from Vandenberg this month, the next expected to take place Wednesday, according to the company’s site.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026 -
The league won't vote on expansion then, but Silver expects to know whether the league will move on to talk with potential owners.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, so anticipated was Vonn’s race that the IOC rescheduled its daily media briefing with reporters to avoid conflicting with the women’s downhill.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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While anticipated, the cutbacks were deeper than expected, resulting in the shutdown of the Post’s renowned sports section, the elimination of its photography staff and sharp reductions in personnel responsible for coverage of metropolitan Washington and overseas.—
David Bauder,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Back in the States, a brutal car ride over a wintery, bumpy road awaited her.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Brunel killed himself in jail while awaiting trial on a rape charge in France.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Watch (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watch%20%28for%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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